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boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

2

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

4

gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)

1

to talk; to speak

3

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

2

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

2

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

to age

1

live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service

3

three years

6

relative; relation

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless

1

maid

4

long

1

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

1

to iron; to do the ironing

1

to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

1

blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

3

smile

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

2

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

3

(one's) pay; wages

2

how many years; how long; what year

2

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

1

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

2

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

2

scolding

1

Italian submarine Scirè (S527)

4

throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)

1

never mind!; don't worry about it

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

7

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

6

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

3

to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

2

small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude

2

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

3

to pamper; to spoil

1

to shout at

3

breakfast

2

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

5

to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

1

duel; shoot-out

18

to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

3

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

2

we

2

scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

1

bluff

1