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apology

1

roughly; broadly; generally; more or less

5

village girl

3

roguish; impish

1

lightning strike; torpedo attack

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

2

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

1

to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die

1

spiral; helix; screw

1

age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)

1

youth; young man

2

coral

3

(finger) ring

4

present; gift

3

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

silver (color, colour)

1

ring; arena; ring

1

brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish

1

to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

engagement; betrothal

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

1

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

1

self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

1

(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth

1

to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

1

part of the eyebrow closest to the nose

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

1

duty; obligation

1

to kneel (in respect); to genuflect

1

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

1

to wrap up

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

2

evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances

1

small box; casket

1

bed; couch

3

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

1

warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

1

facing upward

1

ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe

1

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

approximately the same

1

plan; scheme; intention; project; design

1

ingenuity; resourcefulness

1

to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

counter for horsemen

1

assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall

1

confidence; popularity

2