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suppression; subjugation

4

marching orders; sailing orders

1

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

1

to have an idea; to have a clue

1

(piece of) rope; ordinary method

1

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

1

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

1

having ended; being resolved

1

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

1

White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day

19

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

2

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

2

absolutely; positively; decidedly

1

eating; bite (in fishing)

1

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

food and drink; eating and drinking

2

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that

1

counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor

1

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

1

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

1

girls' talk

2

salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute

9

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

2

older brother and younger sister

3

frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

2

tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

1

gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

1

cake making

2

preference; priority; precedence

1

one's best interests; one's own good

1

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

3

saying too much

1

cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

2

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

to rely on

3

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

3

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this

1

little finger; pinky; little toe

1

touch; contact

2

trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle

1

romance; love's pathway

1

advance; moving forward; progress

1

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

1

appointment

2

to be at a loss for words

1