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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

4

shelving; pigeonholing

2

meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable

1

high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy

2

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

5

sudden change; complete change

5

vice; immorality; corruption

6

regulation; enforcement

2

this family; we; this house

4

baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

11

to meet; to greet

9

plump

1

mansion; residence

1

grounds; premises

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

8

the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity

1

work of art

1

reception room; parlor; parlour

2

such-and-such a place

1

famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic

1

1,000,000; one million; million; many

4

image; figure; figure; form; image

1

to sit down

9

taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at

1

appointment (to an office); investiture; commission

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

5

being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something

1

to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown

1

wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

8

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

4

gesture; charades (game)

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

5

to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

4

innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

5

library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)

1

bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer

2

something (or other)

10

to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say

1

senior; older; elderly

2

contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel

1

head office; main office; main store; this store; our store

1

branch office; branch store

3

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

3

not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)

3

teapot

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

5

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

1

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

3

liking something; being partial to something; -phile

1