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to lend a hand; to help

4

to put on the brakes; to put a stop to

1

hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)

3

of all things

3

to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

1

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

1

obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper

1

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

6

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

7

with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

2

capable of anything; liable to do

2

shoe box; shoe shelf

4

of all people

2

to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought

1

firm; unshakeable; resolute

1

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

5

to tear up and throw away

4

if not ...; unless ...

1

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

2

region; limits; stage; level

2

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

2

one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

3

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

2

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

4

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

2

nurse

2

film released direct-to-video

1

mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts

1

cuttlefish; squid

8

smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked

3

condensed milk

1

apology

8

to glance at; to glimpse

4

wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)

13

bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

37

worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person

2

(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming

6

to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do

1

love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by

28

flower pattern

6

butter

12

Travers

1

to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

1

Webster

1

anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents (from Daddy-Long-Legs, a 1912 novel by Jean Webster); harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)

2

Barnet; Barnett

1

flower garden

1

astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style

3

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

4