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ball-point pen

3

to encamp; to take up positions

1

arrogant; haughty; insolent

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

3

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

folding one's arms

2

to hate; to dislike

2

optimism; taking an optimistic view

1

person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

2

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

3

to watch over; to watch attentively

2

hmm; I see; hrm

2

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

3

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

2

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

1

reproachful; hateful; bitter

2

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

3

to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

1

handyman; utility man; odd-job man

1

trade; business; occupation; profession; job

1

misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)

1

literally; to the letter; literal

1

fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax

1

educational institution; school; academy; campus

2

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

4

consulting

1

area; region

1

voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love

2

active; positive; progressive

1

not one

1

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

2

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

1

same year in school

1

together; in company

1

matter causing distress; something causing worry

1

to make eye contact

2

rim; brim; edge; brink

1

rarely; seldom

4

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

2

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

2

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

1

to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)

3

was

17

bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

1

to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing

1

good humour (humor); good mood

1

aura

2

family; members of a family

1