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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

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to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

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to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

3

a bit more; a bit longer

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

3

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

2

to drool; to dribble; to slobber

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

4

sigh of relief

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

6

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

1

parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)

6

to throw into; to toss into

3

window

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return; coming back

4

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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tottering steps; drunken staggering

3

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

1

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

3

time; season; period; phase; stage

2

time; hour; period; class

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drunkard

2

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

2

rule; reign; government; governing

2

landowner; landlord; landlady

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centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

2

turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)

2

importance; gravity

1

to increase; to grow

2

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

2

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

5

tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

2

to make a sound

2

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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to break; to smash

2

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

4

good feeling; feeling good

3

bold; daring; audacious

4

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

7

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

1

stifled (laughter); simmering

3

to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

3

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

3

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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