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bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

2

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

18

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

39

surely; certainly

23

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

1

two; 2

3

absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

8

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

2

this time; now

12

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

4

second; number two; runner-up

2

third; no. three

2

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

3

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

3

to giggle

1

aha!; yes sir

5

I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason

1

oh, yes?; really?

2

the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance

1

opportunity; chance; time; occasion

2

I see; that's right; indeed

2

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

2

invasion

3

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

10

marquis; marquess

63

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

4

harassment; pestering

2

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

5

fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

4

one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

17

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

13

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

7

gossip; corner of the mouth

2

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

7

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

6

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

3

money; metal

15

to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious

1

clergyman; churchman; clergy

7

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

1

after that; afterwards; thereafter

4

uncle

1

to buy; to purchase; to buy out

2

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

2

right; privilege

4

now; nowadays

6

myself; yourself; I; me; you

45

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

41