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courteous; decorous; polite

1

quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into

1

defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

1

amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

3

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

8

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

counter seat; seat at the counter

4

to sit (down)

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

9

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

1

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

7

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

2

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

3

to smile

11

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

2

to rewind

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

14

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

6

note; memo; memorandum

2

Bey

3

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

1

rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)

4

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

2

outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious

1

illustration; drawing

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

5

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

1

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

1

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

1

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

2

(a) few; some; several

4

group (usu. of people)

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

2

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

2

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

19

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

3

rhythm

8

business affairs of a company; clerical business of a Shinto shrine

14

Hilton; Hylton

13

terror; terrorism

2

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

the other day; a few days ago

2

drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

1

chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

confinement

2

distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

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