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(doing) as one is told

4

night view; night skyline; nightscape

3

modern

1

indirect lighting

2

in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of

1

jazz

1

waiter

4

several types; several kinds; several species

3

fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic

2

to wait for an opportunity

1

illumination; lighting

5

to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense

1

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

2

be; is

1

trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass

4

slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

1

to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

3

with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

4

telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call

1

angle

2

Chinese cooking; Chinese food

1

to clear away; to remove; to demolish

3

stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce

1

1,000; thousand

2

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

5

thoughts; thinking

1

approach; approach shot

1

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

3

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

2

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

13

to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus

2

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest

2

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

4

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

1

to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words

1

damp; moist (negative nuance)

3

vexing; irritating; impatient

1

to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

1

cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene

2

editing; compilation

2

how; in what way; how about; questionable

2

sweet and sour; bittersweet

1

well, I must admit ...

1

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

2

reliance; dependence

2

to tremble

1

naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank

1

no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake

3

obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

1