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God's will; Heaven's will

1

to turn on power

8

practical question; practical problem; practical matter

1

to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

1

bathing; going in the bath

13

to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep

1

body; physical system; (the) person

2

drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily

1

sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus

1

newly washed hair; wet hair

1

to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable

1

married life; sexual activities (of a married couple); conjugal intercourse; (sexual) intimacy

3

xi

1

"as above" mark

1

trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

2

normal; regular

14

visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)

2

confusion; distraction; derangement

3

protest; refutation; pleading

1

(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher

2

tomfoolery; monkey business

1

none of your business; not your concern

4

conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence

4

chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events

1

nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

6

number of copies; circulation

9

U-shape

1

getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped

1

routine; routine duties; routine work; routine

1

thorough; exhaustive; complete

6

reform; reformation; reorganization

1

(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest

2

production cost

2

club budget; club expense

1

exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

1

recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

10

in the end; on top of that

4

dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic

1

schedule of events; calendar of events

1

to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

5

the staff; inside the department

1

dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview

1

gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme

2

symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

4

adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality

6

informant; informer; contact; Information Provider

3

advertising expenses

5

to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit

2

to antagonize; to provoke antipathy

1

according to plan; as planned; on target

2