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to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

4

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

2

to force back; to jostle

2

means; way; measure

2

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

1

to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels

1

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

1

narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

2

compensation; equivalent value; consideration

1

to pay

1

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

2

I don't need it; I don't want it

1

besides; in addition; also; moreover

2

to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)

1

cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness

1

to turn one's face away

1

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

6

to welter in blood; to be covered in blood

2

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

3

the former

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

2

(cow's) milk

1

means; is; as for

4

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

11

creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)

1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

3

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

1

lovely; sweet

2

circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

1

prize

1

net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction

1

auction

1

exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting

1

condition; state of preservation

1

posting (e.g. a notice); displaying; putting up

1

enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm

2

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently

2

to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)

1

as a child; when one was a child

2

original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)

3

(power) transformer; trance; trans

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

original title

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