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root of all evil

1

camera

4

to keep a watchful eye on

2

to escape; to run away

18

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

43

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

4

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

2

inferior goods; defective product; defective goods

2

automatic; intransitive verb

1

source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

5

breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest

1

redoing

5

digital camera

5

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

13

bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand

3

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

4

unprecedented; record-breaking

1

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

2

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

11

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

2

to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

4

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

9

to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)

2

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

2

previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)

2

January; first month of the lunar calendar

1

questionnaire; survey; poll

3

approval rating

1

this month

2

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

10

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

3

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

3

school entrance ceremony

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

12

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

15

one elbow

2

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

8

impatience

9

threat; menace

4

difficult to understand

3

(showing) no reaction; non-reaction; straight face

1

materials; data; document

6

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

2

unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion

1