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you; people

1

precisely because

10

negotiations; discussions; connection

2

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

2

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

1

sigh

5

resignation; acceptance; consolation

2

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

this family; we; this house

1

portrait painter

3

to have an interest (in)

4

fairy; sprite; elf

29

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

28

portrait

3

reproduction; duplication; reprinting

3

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

7

to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

8

being about to cry; the verge of tears

3

desire to protect

2

with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)

1

capture; seizure

1

moment; second; instant

8

helping hand; help; support; aid

1

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

1

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

1

end; close; termination

2

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

2

had better ...; had better not ...

5

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

4

uproar; disturbance

4

to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to

3

Rita

29

as always; as usual

14

normal duties; (one's) regular work

1

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

5

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

4

seeming very ...

1

naturally-derived; naturally-occurring

2

ingredient; component; composition

3

combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

3

guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience

1

corner; nook; recess

1

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

3

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

7

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1