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as promised

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

1

sigh; long breath

1

hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

8

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

3

to be worried; to be troubled

4

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

2

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

2

refined; genteel; graceful; decent

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

exhibition; display

1

showcase; display case; vitrine

1

trial product; prototype model

2

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

1

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

1

liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

4

cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

1

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

1

and then; after that

2

several days later

1

workshop; studio; atelier

6

to arrive; to come

1

counter seat; seat at the counter

2

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

3

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

1

ash; ashes

1

silver (color, colour)

7

to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

1

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

12

how many points

1

simple; plain

3

(finger) ring

12

to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated

1

ring; arena; ring

16

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

3

individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

2

adhesive

2

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

3

unification; integration

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

4

wherein; therein; thereinto; among which

2

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

3

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

2

combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off

2

is that so?

1

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

1

correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)

2