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weld; welding

2

heartening; reassuring

2

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

2

opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

unanticipated; unexpected

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

3

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

2

eyebrow; eyebrows

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)

1

right side; right-hand side

1

left side; left-hand side

4

irregular

1

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

1

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

6

to agree

1

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

complete; whole; perfect; safe

1

almost; nearly; close to

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

3

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

3

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

3

spark

2

with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply

4

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

2

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

2

braking (mechanism)

1

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

2

fast approach; quick intimacy

1

the rear

3

telling a riddle

1

hoe

1

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

1

to hold in one's mouth

1

to turn one's face away

1

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

5

opposite side; opposition

1

(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

2

long; drawn-out; very long

2

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

1

sculpture; carved statue; graven image

1

stillness; repose; standing still

2

warning shot

2

manner of using one's hands

1

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

1