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to get distracted; to jump off the track

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

2

to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)

1

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

2

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

2

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

1

perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments

1

to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

1

tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude

1

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

1

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

2

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

2

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

1

being somewhat excited (agitated)

1

matter of time; question of time

1

notebook; account book; register

12

assistance; backing; reinforcements

1

nimble; smart; quick

2

to declare impressively

1

hind foot; hind-legs

3

to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over

1

to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

4

flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)

1

dry riverbed; river beach

8

bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism

2

to project; to stick out; to stand out

4

advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

2

shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum

1

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

4

fierce attack

1

many; much; plenty; hardly

1

hawk; falcon

7

amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger

2

boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

2

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

2

approx. 30 cm

1

ten times; tenfold

1

child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person

4

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in

1

freely; right and left; as one pleases

1

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

1

capture; seizure

3