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conclusion

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heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

1

to find fault with

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to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

3

individual differences; personal equation

1

criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation

1

one month

2

attack; charge; raid

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

till just now

1

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

1

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

1

in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

5

January; first month of the lunar calendar

3

half a year; six months

2

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

1

short term; short time

1

comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

1

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

2

savings

1

waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)

1

cannot be compared with; no match for

2

income; receipts; revenue

1

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

2

contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)

1

in any way; to some extent; even if only a little

1

touching; moving; painful

1

economising; saving

1

distribution; allotment

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

1

to grow restive; to begin to act violently

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

2

straight line

1

to run off; to break into a run; to start running

1

return; welcome home

2

blond hair

2

to jump at; to be attracted by

1

discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance

3

to pretend

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

4

parents; both parents

1

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

1

to smile broadly; to grin widely

1

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

2

full portrait; whole aspect; full story

1