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physical

5

two weeks; fortnight

2

holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

1

main cause; primary factor

2

on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

1

the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

4

third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student

1

to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

1

golden (colour, color)

2

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

3

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

oh; ah; I'll be darned

2

power balance; balance of power

1

difficult to understand

3

rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

1

mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures

1

patient

1

meal set before one; women's advances

1

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

1

Americanization; Americanisation

1

how should I know?; don't ask me

1

pure heart; naivete; innocence

1

feint

1

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

2

to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

1

even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

3

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

2

how; in what way; in what manner

2

to be consistent; to be coherent

2

friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship

1

sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position

1

irresponsibility

2

how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

5

fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility

2

as usual; as is one's habit

4

koala

3

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

3

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

1

to diminish (dampen) the spirit

2

compelling force; legal force

5

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

3

(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

1

detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home

1

ready-built house; built-for-sale house

1