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straw

1

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

2

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

belligerent; warlike

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

3

to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to

8

soon to fall in love

1

grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

1

bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance

1

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

2

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

it's none of your business; it's not your concern

1

to be consistent; to be coherent

5

special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity

1

plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act

1

to keep a house; to run a household

1

child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed

1

period; term; interval

2

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

1

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

1

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion

1

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

1

switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

1

honour; honor

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

1

to complain; to lodge a complaint

1

invisibly; secretly; privately

1

lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere

1

heir; inheritor; successor

5

to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing

1

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

6

to do so; to do thus

2

what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery

1

to cut at; to slash at

5

to estimate

1

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

1

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

3

time; hour; season; time of the year

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

2

one scene (e.g. in a movie)

1

just like

1