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pensive (or worried) look on one's face

2

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

4

use; service; purpose

1

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

three; three years of age

1

to have a meal; to take a meal

1

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

1

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

1

to seize (secure) evidence

1

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

15

to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching

1

to catch in the act (of)

1

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

11

starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)

6

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

8

elect (select) few

2

couple

7

to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into

5

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

3

different opinion; objection

1

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime

1

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

3

end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

22

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

2

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

18

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

9

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

13

to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

8

pet; trumpet

4

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

2

accompanying; being accompanied by; going with

3

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

2

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

3

OK; okay

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

6

choice; selection

2

to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

2

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

1

exception; exclusion

1

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

5

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

6

you (plural)

11

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

1

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

11

(process of) elimination

1

seat at a table; place at a table

3