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whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

5

to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

1

besides; in addition; also; moreover

9

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

8

languid; weary; listless; melancholy

1

to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through

1

disappointment; despair

2

Lolita (fashion style); young girl; childlike young woman

2

pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)

2

beyond this point; from now on; after this

2

right in the middle (of); midst; height

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

11

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

2

to do one's best; to put forth every effort

2

what sort; what kind

6

positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)

2

reply; answer

4

interview (e.g. for a job)

2

ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

1

excuse; explanation

4

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

6

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

18

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

6

blinking (in surprise)

7

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

3

taboo word

1

weakness

1

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

10

assurance; guarantee

1

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

12

passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

4

to step forward; to take a step forward

1

detective

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

1

in someone (else's) name

2

direct control; direct supervision

6

how many people; a number of people

3

to do together; to share; to participate in

2

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

2

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

3

military personnel; soldier

13

swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

2

good-bye; farewell

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

1

desire; appetite; lust

1

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

1

cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention

2

like; as if; the same as

3

ideal; ideals

3