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to bring up a subject

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

1

(one's parents') home

11

homecoming; returning home

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

6

mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

2

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

1

wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished

1

reading comprehension

1

mental fatigue; worry; boredom

3

envy

2

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

6

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

1

sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache

1

both; (not) either

6

oath; abjuration; pledge

1

to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

2

real intention; true motive; true meaning

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

6

to come back (to); to return to a starting point

1

to be deep in talk

2

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

3

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

3

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

4

to run about trying to escape

2

scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart

1

to shake one's head (in denial)

3

(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence

3

sanity; consciousness; soberness

2

weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend

1

to request earnestly

2

jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den

1

unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

1

to be worn down; to be reduced

1

a bit more; a bit longer

11

story; tale; talk; discussion

12

wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

1

youth culture

2

going in and out of style; changes in fashion

1

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

1

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

2

earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing

2

(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)

1

in front of a station

3

hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam

1

normally; habitually

2

to pay attention (to)

2

resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy

1