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to blindstitch

1

thank you

3

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

summer festival

15

staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)

1

whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

1

food expense

2

(received) present; gift

1

teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)

1

cub

1

cardboard box; carton; corrugated box

2

Nico; Nicod; Niko

2

teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist

1

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

2

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

2

to label (someone as)

1

value; worth; merit

2

bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

3

chastity; virtue; fidelity

2

turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)

1

bet; wager; stake; gamble

1

refusal; rejection

5

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

2

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

4

whichever one chooses; either way

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

approximately the same

7

to love one another

1

next morning

1

hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

1

close-up (e.g. photo)

1

(the extent of) one's vocabulary

1

fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

1

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

1

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

3

going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)

1

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

2

maid; helper; help; assistance

2

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

1

departure

2

rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft

5

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

3

breakfast

2

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

1

dining; dining room; meal

1

rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

1

to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn

1