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administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

2

cabinet minister

1

humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

6

charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

2

to check; to stop; to keep back

1

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

2

bluff

1

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

10

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

to throw at; to turn; to raise

1

exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

2

response

4

hot line; hotline

4

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

4

samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight

1

glancing (look)

2

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

4

for your information; I'm telling you

1

direct appeal

1

meaningless; pointless

1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

1

bridge of nose

1

bridge

1

favorite; favourite; habitually used

1

breast pocket

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

2

motion

1

vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

3

near; close by; within reach; familiar

1

ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole

4

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

4

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

2

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

6

play; drama

4

check mark; tick mark

2

while crying; in tears

1

that sort of; like that

2

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

3

retainer; subject; vassal; servant

1

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

2

to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home

3

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

2

comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable

2

entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person

2

stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule

4

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

5