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knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

10

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

6

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

1

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

1

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

4

number of times

1

curt; blunt; brusque

5

evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

3

bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)

1

(Saint) Valentine

21

evening party

6

geography

3

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

6

(telephone) receiver

7

to get a phone call

2

intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

1

like; as if; the same as

1

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

1

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

1

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

7

to telephone; to make a phone call

8

weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry

10

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

2

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

2

hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle

2

to spread rumors; to spread rumours

2

splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence

4

saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver

1

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

2

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

1

person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired

1

permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)

1

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

4

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

1

to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour

6

to give an impression; to make an impression

1

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

9

being startled; getting a shock

9

tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams

3

to be bony; to be angular

2

brand new

4

for use by women

1

non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice

5

creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming

1

soft voice

2

woman writer; lady writer; authoress

6

tremendous; immense

2

to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

3