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to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

2

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

1

to stop in the middle of a sentence

1

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

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white

1

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

2

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

3

to shrug one's shoulders

1

to stare back at; to look back at

3

to be charmed by

2

to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

1

brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother

1

companion; partner; spouse

3

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

it's not like; it isn't as if

2

who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck

1

colour; color; hue; tints

1

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

1

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

2

violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

4

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

5

to drink up; to drain (cup)

1

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

1

to be detained; to take time

1

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

3

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

2

matter causing distress; something causing worry

2

method of manipulating; management method; puppeteering

1

to cause a person trouble

3

they

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mummy

2

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

1

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

2

(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

4

sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system

2

being in love with each other

3

to frown; to scowl

1

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

1

(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

3

cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

2

to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

2

dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)

1

favour; favor

1

to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons

1

to side with (someone); to support (someone)

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fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity

2

predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

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