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foolish; stupid; silly

3

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

3

to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

1

self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

2

resignation; acceptance; consolation

1

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

consists of; comprises; is made up of

1

a certain ...; some ...

2

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

1

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

3

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

to repeat; to be frequent

2

muscle

1

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

1

matter causing distress; something causing worry

1

quickly

1

flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick

1

is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

1

several times; once or twice

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

2

just because; even if; even though

2

to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

1

not necessarily so; is not always true

1

value; worth; merit

1

straw

1

spider's thread; spider silk

1

alchemist

2

scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)

1

ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)

2

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

1

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

1

someone (something) not to be trifled with

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

2

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

2

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

2

to fall ill; to be taken ill

1

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

1

demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

1

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

1

lamp; light

1

to drop one's shoulders

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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

first year of high school; first-year high school student

5

flash (of light); glint; schiller

1