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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

8

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

2

hills and fields; hill and dale

2

a short while ago; already

2

skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

3

planted forest

2

huge body; large build

1

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of

1

messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all

3

disorder; chaos; confusion

1

role-playing game; RPG

2

northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)

1

west side; west bank

1

art; fine arts

1

study of foreign languages; linguistics

1

layout

1

whiteboard

3

culture shock

1

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

1

previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence

1

two rows; double file

2

indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance

1

window-side seat

1

cross; crossed; cruciform

2

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

1

principle of laissez-faire

1

empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post

1

without penalty; acquittal; impunity

1

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

penmanship; calligraphy

3

parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)

1

lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)

1

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

2

misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum

1

quality

1

fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault

1

handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

3

(measuring) ruler

1

yes and no; for and against

1

study; library; den; home office; reading room

1

sense of values; values; value system

7

around

1

past forty; following right course

1

typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style

1

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

2