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outward appearance; looks

5

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

1

laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical

1

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

1

economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)

1

bean sprouts

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

7

bridge

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

2

obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

1

minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

1

borrowing; debt; loan

4

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

3

to be moved to tears

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness

1

suicide

1

applicant; candidate; volunteer

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars

2

tch; ugh; damn

4

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

2

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

2

duty; role; function

1

posture; attitude

3

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

1

on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

2

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

1

mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly

1

deep-fried

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

1

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

2

with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump

1

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

2

villain; baddie; the villain's part

2

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

4

to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze

1

pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg

1

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

1

rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle

1

roadside trees

1

row of houses; each house; every house; every door

1

high street; town centre (center)

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

to be found

2

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

3

to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

1