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to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1

to grasp; to get

1

being about to cry; the verge of tears

1

to throw away; to abandon

2

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

1

Beth

2

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

6

level surface; plane

1

layout map; block plan; layout plan

2

(measuring) ruler

6

on a line; on the borderline (between); on the verge (of); on the brink (of)

2

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

4

shortest

2

viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window

2

group work

2

fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads

2

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

1

to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend

1

tightly; snugly

1

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

2

indecent; indelicate; dirty; vulgar; risqué

1

partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

1

implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

2

conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

1

with a snap; with a crack

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

7

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

1

book drop

5

throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

3

overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)

1

to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

display case

1

guardrail

1

seedling; young plant; rice seedling

1

public library

7

children's center; child welfare residential facility

1

reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)

3

proud; having a prominent nose

2

(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty

1

to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson

2

flower seedling

15

strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints

1

children's book

2

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read

1

male student

2

business suit

1

company employee; office worker; white-collar worker

4

column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

1

getting nauseated; getting angry

1