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neighbourhood; neighborhood

10

that's so, isn't it

3

self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

14

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

2

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

1

subject; theme

1

murderer

10

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

12

kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

1

wintertime; winter season

1

simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together

1

special; particular; peculiar; unique

3

information; experience; knowledge; observation

1

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

1

direct

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

2

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

2

word processing software

1

to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)

1

blank slate; tabula rasa

1

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

1

to look around; to take a view of

3

how (can); by what means

1

drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing

5

prize; award

2

application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment

1

winning (a prize)

1

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

2

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

7

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

4

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

3

Enter key

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

4

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

2

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

1

keystroke

1

profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately

1

personal computer; PC

3

word processor

1

(one) line; (one) row

1

second; number two; runner-up

1

precious; valuable

3

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

8

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

1

tedious; boring; being fed up with

2

release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display

1

rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

3