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as expected; as predicted

3

speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)

2

to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post

1

LOL; haha

6

you could say that; that might be so

2

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

5

brooch

1

to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)

1

right to use; (the) use

8

to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

4

handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown

5

the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings

2

accident

1

excess; surplus; superabundance

2

in the future; another day; later

2

libel; defamation; slander; character assassination

1

to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone

1

illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

2

bashing; fierce criticism; bussing; busing; removing dirty dishes from tables in a restaurant

1

to cause someone to worry

4

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

1

defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence

2

message; informative matter

1

stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

2

continuing publication

1

illustrator

1

one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

1

drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs

1

sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)

1

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

1

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

2

center; centre; metropolis

1

corrugated iron; corrugated sheet metal; galvanised sheet iron

1

veneer; plywood

1

to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

1

purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher

1

the road home

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

63

foodstuff; ingredient

2

nutritional value; food value

1

to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket

2

pride in one's strength or skill

2

to increase in value; to gain prestige

1

to prowl after; to keep watch on

2

to arrive home; to return

1

to snore

2

orange (fruit, colour)

6

peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly

2

tossing and turning while asleep

1