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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

faucet; tap

1

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

2

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

1

popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious

1

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

5

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

2

premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated

1

office building; office complex

1

smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

1

gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

1

too much; excessively; too

4

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

6

trend of the times; way things are going

2

coffee

1

such a thing; something like that

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

3

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

8

unsteady steps; bobbing

1

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

2

circus

1

clown

1

tea with milk

1

operation (of machine); operating; running; working

1

how; in what way; by what means

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

3

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

2

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

6

pain; agony; bitterness

1

think

2

stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock

1

cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief

5

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

3

taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

(for) one's own use; personal use; private use

1

oolong tea

4

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

2

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

3

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

1

item; something that one "just has to have"

1

exchange; conversion

1

contract; compact; agreement

5

in the middle of a field

2

means; is; as for

6

among (them); of (them)

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

1

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

4