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is not; am not; are not

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

1

reference; consultation

1

image; picture; portrait

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

1

net news; network news; Usenet

1

newspaper

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

2

network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett

2

trade; buying and selling

2

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

1

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

1

complete; whole; perfect; safe

1

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

1

exceedingly; very

1

as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

queen; female champion

3

difficult to speak about

1

you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

1

several tens

1

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

2

experiment

1

to get on; to climb on

1

malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

1

physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

2

headache

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

aptitude; aptness; suitability

1

(a) few; some; several

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

wish; desire; ambition

1

part; part-timer; part-time (work)

1

light work; light-duty work

2

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

5

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

2

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

1

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

1

daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer

3

broke; skint

1

(on) the same day

2

provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

1

first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job

1

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

1