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to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear

3

to be infected; to be contagious

2

largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger

1

to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room

1

mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound

1

holdup; stickup; holding up one's hands; hands up!; stick 'em up!

2

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

1

to take by surprise

1

to snatch (at); to grab

1

to drag in; to pull in

2

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer

2

byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression

1

destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining

1

clumsy person; bungler; person with no particular talents (in performing arts); nondrinker; nonsmoker

1

bad temper; bad mood

1

second person; second-person address term (e.g. pronoun, personal name, kinship term, title); form of address used for the second person

1

to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

6

weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend

1

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

1

confections; sweets; candy; cake

1

toolbox

1

general classification; broad categorization

3

taste; liking; preference

1

precondition; prerequisite

1

fiance; fiancee

8

swelling; bulge; puff

1

women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use

1

to scoop up; to dip up

1

likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do

2

engagement ring

1

wedding ring; wedding band

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

14

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

2

female name

1

to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)

1

viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window

2

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

3

bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire

1

imperial soldier

1

to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of

1

remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause

1

enmity; grudge

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

5

to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)

4

to pursue

1

offender; criminal

2

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

7

confession

1

originator

1