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paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

1

things; everything

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

5

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

1

lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

1

having said that; on the other hand

2

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

9

concern; interest

2

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

1

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

4

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

1

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

4

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

5

forelock; bangs

3

in the same way as; just like

1

troubled face; worried expression

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

5

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

3

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

7

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

3

alone; by oneself; on one's own

4

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

1

back; behind; rear

6

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

1

to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes

3

observation; survey; watching

2

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

2

binoculars; field glasses

3

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

32

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

8

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

2

out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly

2

such ... as; or some such

2

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

6

merry; joyful; gleeful

3

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

10

along the wall

1

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

2

teacher (classroom)

1

to be found; to be discovered

4

main gate; main entrance

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1