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top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper

22

moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)

1

elegance; refinement; (refined) taste; elegant arts; refined pursuits

1

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

1

manager; proprietor

1

sabotage; subversive activities

4

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom

1

with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically

1

in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

2

to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle

1

removal; getting rid of

1

(having) ups and downs

1

gallant; dashing; jaunty

3

the rear

1

uniform

10

fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

1

please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother

2

manager; executive

2

straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look

1

bodyguard

8

please sit down; please have a seat

1

right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face

1

position; job; employment; opening

2

on inquiry; if inquiring

2

my husband; one's family; family member

2

to exaggerate; to overstate

1

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

1

unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned

2

(theatrical) fighting scene

3

game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event

23

retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out

1

any number of people

2

ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity

1

variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables

1

smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

1

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

3

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

3

good scolding

2

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk

6

to deafen

1

top of a waterfall

1

to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn

4

have to do; must; should; ought to

1

parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)

2

ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing

1

to gag someone

1

highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest

1

scenery

2