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simultaneous; all at once

1

following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

4

fame (for one's bravery); great renown

1

feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

2

to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with

1

herb; fragrant grass

1

ingenious; skillful; clever; deft

1

smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane

1

marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish

1

main dish; main course

1

olive oil

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

1

Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

2

feeling; sense; impression

1

intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

1

epicure; gourmet

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

2

modesty; humility; being humble

2

to fling (away); to hurl

1

leaving everything up to someone else

1

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

1

pride; boast

1

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

4

to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)

1

invitation

1

to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

1

reason; cause; history; origin

1

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

1

chamberlain

6

apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

3

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

2

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

1

male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

infancy; childhood; tender age

1

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

1

manners and customs; folkways; usage

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

to follow another's example

2

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

history of; experience of

1

to increase in value; to gain prestige

1

foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

1

economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal

2

to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill

1