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(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)

1

accelerator (pedal); gas pedal

1

brain cell

1

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

2

detached; aloof; indifferent

2

pea coat

5

good policy; wise policy; best plan

1

double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice

1

stationery store; stationery shop; stationer's

1

storefront; shopfront

1

canned coffee

4

crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally

1

secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)

1

understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)

1

only daughter

1

a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant

2

supporting role (actor); minor role

3

auxiliary; supplementary; subsidiary; ancillary

2

generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal

1

flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick

1

setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

1

to seize the initiative

1

pace; step; cadence

4

mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size

1

bus stop

1

main street (as opposed to a side street); high street

1

without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to

1

indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)

1

lightly; easily; carelessly

1

puddle; pool of water

1

stick of candy

1

lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily

2

butterfly

2

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

1

minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback

1

treatment (of a person); dealing with

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in

1

heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain

1

to take off one's hat

2

turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater

2

viewfinder; finder

9

to take a picture; to take a photo

6

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

3

silencing (a machine, gun, etc.); muffling; muting (e.g. a TV)

1

firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering

1

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

2