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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

2

damn kids; brats

1

to speak; to hear a voice

1

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

1

to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

1

health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell

3

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

2

way (of doing); manner; method; means

2

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

2

to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed

1

to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)

2

reason; cause; history; origin

1

nice; likeable; desirable

3

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

3

family name; house name; family honour; family honor

7

map; atlas; chart; plan

2

armed might; military power; the sword; force

3

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

2

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

1

one's mind

1

mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

2

dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment

2

water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

1

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

4

wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

2

recovery; undoing; recall

1

hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

6

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

1

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum

1

to sign a contract

1

at this stage; at this point; (only) now

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

1

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

1

to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to

1

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

2

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

1

mother; wife

1

serious look (on one's face); straight face

1

coercive; overbearing

1

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

4

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

1

as stated; verbatim; literally

1

feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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