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regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing

5

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

1

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

1

to sit down; to take a seat

1

skirt

2

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

1

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

1

distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric

6

flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

1

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

3

to beat time; to mark time

1

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

1

clearing one's throat; cough

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject

2

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

5

so; therefore; and; (and) then

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

1

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

to show off; to flaunt

1

both shoulders

1

clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)

1

to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

1

wrong; different; not like that

2

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

3

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

3

to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

1

feminine; womanly; female

1

inside; interior; inner part

4

comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

2

to begin talking; to open up

1

funeral

1

guess; conjecture

2

funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)

1

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

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self-admonition

1

intention; aim; design

1

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

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serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere

1

to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

2

leaping through time; time travel

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astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous

1

word; vocabulary

4

to be at a loss for words

3

(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

2

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

3

I see; that's right; indeed

4

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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