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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

2

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

1

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

2

universe; cosmos; space

7

to be transparent; to show through

2

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

8

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

3

to meet; to greet

2

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

17

cry; crying voice

2

sand; grit

3

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

2

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

2

shovel; spade; scoop

1

face contorted and about to cry

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

3

manner of using one's hands

2

skirt

3

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

6

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

2

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

to run away; to run off

1

to leave behind

3

to stand stock still

2

retreating figure; appearance from behind

2

to flutter down

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

5

as one promised

2

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

1

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

1

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

2

to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

4

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

4

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

2

head; brains; intellect; understanding

1

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

9

pride

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

4

interference; meddling; butting in

1

how many times?

2

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

3

electric appliance store; electrician

5

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

2

suffix appended to somebody else's family members

1

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

clearing one's throat; cough

3

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

5