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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

8

reply; answer

2

insufficient study

3

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

1

near; close; beside; third person

2

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

3

self-consciousness; self-awareness

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

10

street at night; making a night journey

1

end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle

1

nuclear warfare

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

4

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

4

to shake one's head

1

isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case

2

intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

2

hostility; animosity; enmity

1

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

1

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

1

position

4

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

6

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

2

clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude

1

Board of Education

1

Parent-Teacher Association; PTA

1

old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)

1

old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl

1

how many months?; how long?

2

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

to be subject to punishment; to be punished

1

not necessarily so; is not always true

1

world; society; people; the public

2

reproachful; hateful; bitter

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

3

My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

2

public (facilities, service, etc.); communal

1

radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

5

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

2

to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court

1

revenge

2

to the end; to the last

1

settlement; solution; resolution

5

reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

2

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

4

to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better

1