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regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

3

intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp

1

to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

2

grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt

1

cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible

1

woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

12

kindness; favor; goodwill

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

3

messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things

2

to pinch; to nip

4

to become pale; to turn pale

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

7

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

1

about this time; about now

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

4

news

1

to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

2

should; must; ought to

2

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

2

irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness

1

wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

beast; brute; animal

2

monster

2

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

1

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

1

to throb; to beat fast

1

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

Friday

1

night; evening; dinner

3

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

6

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

because of; owing to; due to

3

just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

2

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside

1

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

5

to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it

1

replication (of an experiment); verification (of experimental results); reproduction; supplementary examination; makeup exam

1

supplementary lessons

4

shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck

1

Japanese (language)

2

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain

1

to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

1

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre

2

to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict

1

electric chair

1

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

2