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to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

2

switch

2

light bulb

4

briskly; quickly; promptly

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preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking

2

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

2

dilemma

1

fumbling; groping

1

detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material

3

stock; ski pole

1

flower bed

4

threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

1

snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash

1

son

2

severe; strict; tough; hard

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

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hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously

1

marble; glass marble

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

3

time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season

3

onion (Allium cepa)

1

exploration; expedition

1

(in) my own way

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)

1

to go; to come

1

covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext

1

to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)

1

to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

1

guess; conjecture

4

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

1

whetstone; grindstone

1

(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

2

working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

3

gentle; mild-mannered

1

lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

1

stepladder; steps

1

to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

1

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

1

plate; dish

2

duty; role; function

3

light brown; golden brown

1

unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

1

changing schools

1

playing doctor; children examining each other's genitals (often as a role play)

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot

1

end; conclusion

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