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how can (one) do something

3

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

4

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical

1

enumeration; citation; listing

1

newspaper

1

clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip

1

penmanship; calligraphy

1

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

2

printing

1

general public; the masses

1

to make known

1

spelling; orthography; file; pad; bundle

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying

1

slightly; faintly

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

2

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

1

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

3

scrubbing brush; scourer

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

1

(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

2

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

2

to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

8

oil

1

robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

1

to be entwined; to be involved

2

to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

3

city that never sleeps

1

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

4

brick

1

tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training

1

balcony

1

carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)

1

for work; in a manner related to work

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense

1

perfume; scent

1

youth; young man

1

tonight; this evening

2

to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

1

iron rust; iron hydroxide

1

west

2

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

2

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

6

a bit more; a bit longer

3

support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection

1

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

1

orange (color, colour)

1