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to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

9

stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

2

like; as if; the same as

4

clock tower

10

asking oneself

4

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

besides; in addition; also; moreover

16

ruin; destruction; fall

1

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

3

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

3

about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip

1

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

1

wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely

2

shopaholic; compulsive buying; shopaholicism

1

station building

3

strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)

1

variety of goods; number of articles

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

3

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

3

light blue; pale blue; aqua

3

stripe

1

looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out

1

pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)

2

to put back in a good mood; to cheer up

2

foreign country

1

molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling

2

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

9

self-development; self-enlightenment

1

symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

2

of no interest; not interested

1

reading with pleasure

1

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

1

by all means; by all costs

1

unrequited love; one-sided love

1

significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

1

arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent

1

negative aspect; downside; disadvantage

1

advantage; upside; plus side; positive aspect; benefit

1

selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage

1

person of doubtful origin

1

to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour

1

watch-keeping; guard; lookout

1

to have a meal; to take a meal

1

bodyguard

1

degenerate; pervert; deviant

1

tear-stained face

3

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

2

oath; vow

3

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

1