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reading and writing

1

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

1

tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)

4

depiction; description; portrayal

4

ignorance; innocence; stupidity

1

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

7

couch; bench; ottoman

3

to have a drink; to have a few drinks

2

sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained

3

clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)

1

thereunder; whereunder

1

change; alteration; modification

1

to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible

1

to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

1

before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future

1

gambling

2

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

1

betting; gambling

1

this and that; one thing and another

1

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

17

ether

9

success rate

2

to affect; to impact; to influence

3

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

4

array; muster; line-up; full force

1

sum total; total amount

2

eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

15

one hour

9

surrounding at a distance

4

disturbance; trouble; ups and downs

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

8

pride; boast

18

boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

4

very great; enormous; serious

2

resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case

1

to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles

4

sign; signal; cue

4

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

5

with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt

1

from head to toe

1

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

3

sentiments; passions

1

onlooker; bystander

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

6

to hold up in one's arms

2

penlight

1

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

1

scientific crime detection; forensic investigation

1

without cause; without reason

1