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licking one's lips; licking one's chops

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between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

3

to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

1

wicked; evil

3

contradiction; inconsistency

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

1

mining

2

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

3

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

2

pupil (of eye); eye

5

violent explosion; bursting

1

hair whorl

1

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

1

discipline; training; teaching manners

1

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

1

certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

soda

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custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

2

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)

2

first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters

2

to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

1

respect; esteem; regard

2

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

children

1

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

1

to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at

1

even

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

1

outspoken; frank; candid

1

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

1

lady; gentleman; person

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

3

habit; behavior; behaviour; trait

1

survival instinct

1

in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)

1

to collide; to clash

1

blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

3

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

1

to order; to command; to appoint

2

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

1

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

3

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN

1

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

1

apology

2

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

2

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

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