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here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

2

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

1

probable; likely

2

institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

1

all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

2

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

1

to shrug one's shoulders

2

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

1

evasion; avoidance

8

appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

2

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

2

turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

6

quadrilateral; square

7

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

9

title

8

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)

1

code; password; cipher

1

to explain; to dispel doubts

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

9

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

3

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

2

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

1

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

1

companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

heartening; reassuring

1

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

3

gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

2

retirement

1

thanks; gratitude

3

east end; eastern tip

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

2

among (them); of (them)

1

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

1

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

5

page

1

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

4

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

3

emptiness; vacuum; blank

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

3

nine; 9

3

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

1

to meet face to face

1

neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying

1