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licking one's lips; licking one's chops

3

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

3

long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

2

woven pattern

1

water's surface

3

like; as if; the same as

2

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

2

to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

4

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.)

1

thrashing; beating

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

2

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

7

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

6

to gather in a circle; to form a circle

2

receiving; receipt

1

appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre

2

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

1

money; currency; coinage

2

to gather

1

evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

6

discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

2

to be relieved of one's post

1

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

4

to chastise; to punish; to discipline

2

queen; female champion

71

wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty

1

street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper

1

to set up shop; to open a store

3

article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point

1

hard-baked; hard

1

pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused

3

vegetable

4

fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming

2

necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials

1

to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature

1

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

3

hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones

1

touting; tout; barker; pander

2

prostitute; harlot

2

anchorage; anchoring; mooring

1

land; shore

3

cargo; freight

2

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

1

continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption

2

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

5

ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman

24

departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff

4

divide into four pieces; one fourth

6

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

9

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

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