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soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

3

who; what kind of person

5

to change completely; to change suddenly

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

8

tone (of voice); manner of talking

7

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

3

depending on the ...; to depend on the ...

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

2

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

6

big; large; great

1

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

5

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

5

thirty; 30

4

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

3

to be deep in talk

1

to invite in; to show someone in

1

at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

5

if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose

3

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

2

more than usual

2

heat up

2

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

6

just now; a little while back; a short time ago

2

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

5

father

3

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

2

to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

1

to say; to be pleased to say

2

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

21

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial

1

impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest

1

tone

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

4

sly old dog; old fox

1

politician; statesman

1

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

1

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength

2

obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile

1

eldest daughter; first-born daughter

5

restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy

1

reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

2

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

8

to show; to display

15

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

6

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

2

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

4

drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion

1