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to come to one's senses; to calm down

2

for appearances' sake; for appearance sake

2

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

2

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

2

speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

7

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

1

cough; ahem

5

clearing one's throat; cough

5

sofa; couch

5

to sit (down)

5

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

2

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

4

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

17

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

4

pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask

2

teacup

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

3

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

2

honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

2

painful experience

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

12

serious look (on one's face); straight face

6

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

12

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

12

if; in case; supposing

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

5

remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

1

cold reception; inhospitality

1

older brother and younger sister

2

charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

3

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

10

to keep an eye on; to take care of

1

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

1

omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct

1

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

9

decision; agreement

3

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

3

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

7

limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

1

property; possession

2

go that far; to that extent

4