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efficiency

2

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

1

rather than (do ...)

2

brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing

2

manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

1

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

2

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

to step forward; to take a step forward

1

coherence; order; focus; point

1

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

1

bathroom

1

to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

1

barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)

1

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

1

brass

1

knob; doorknob

1

brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light

1

monotone

1

shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties

1

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

1

stirring; slight movement

1

after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward

2

bunk beds; double bunk

1

jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines

1

(cow's) milk

1

cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob

1

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

4

to push (something) against

1

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

5

to do one's best; to put forth every effort

1

escape; evasion; flight

1

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

1

to look away; to avert one's eyes

1

squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug

1

passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching

1

monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

1

starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)

1

to stiffen; to become stiff

4

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

1

guaranteed; authentic; certified

1

mistake; error; blunder

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

oneself; myself

1

mere consolation; temporary peace of mind

1

easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

1

to keep silent

2