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contrary to one's expectations

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

6

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

4

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

3

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

2

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

1

passage

4

half-eaten

2

lunch; midday meal

4

as (somebody) says

3

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

3

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

1

having said that; on the other hand

1

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

1

complete; whole; perfect; safe

1

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

17

to be squashed by; to be pinned under

2

third-year student

1

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

10

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

3

acquisition; possession

3

tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed

1

problem child

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

tragedy; tragic event

2

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

2

whispering into a person's ear

3

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

3

delight; great joy

2

to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

2

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

1

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

7

meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

2

surrounding at a distance

2

Moses

2

the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog

1

like; as if; the same as

3

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

2

rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)

2

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

10

I see; that's right; indeed

5

school rules; school regulations

1

although there are many of them

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

2

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy

4

crime; offence; offense

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

1