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checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers

1

number of times; frequency; count

4

inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

1

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

5

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

8

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

2

to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

1

to swell up

2

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

5

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

6

mudslinging contest; mudslinging match

3

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

2

history of one's love affairs

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

1

low-level

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

3

(in) her way; peculiar to her

1

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

8

with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

2

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

2

authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound

1

avoiding or dodging responsibility

1

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

2

to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

2

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

2

staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover

1

one's mother

2

to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)

1

to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side

1

taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)

1

disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to

1

body build

1

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

1

tall figure; high stature

3

(male) cross-dresser; transvestite

1

to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

1

unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable

2

either way; in any case; one way or another

1

stock; ski pole

1

perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments

3

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

3

blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

3

Playstation (abbr)

1

patting; stroking; caressing

1