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to point at

2

faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy

1

to answer; to reply

10

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

1

old man; old geezer

1

experiment; experimentation

3

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

4

ah; oh; hey!

5

mother; wife

3

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering

2

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

33

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

2

master; teacher; stable master

1

paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

1

to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily

1

nothing but; none other than

2

leader; authority; mainstay

1

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

6

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

in accordance with; according to

2

in addition

1

another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very

6

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

6

generously; liberally; magnanimously

1

obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

4

to accept; to receive; to agree

3

final; eventual; ultimate

4

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

7

parent and child

14

one's birth mother; one's biological mother

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

10

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

6

to shake one's head

5

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession

1

plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

2

to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed

1

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

16

to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)

1

ambition; aspiration

1

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

1

probable; likely

1

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

2

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

12

sly; cunning; crafty

2

to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

4