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promptly

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investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

2

fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

each other; one another

6

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

1

to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe

1

to shake one's head (in denial)

3

with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there

1

steaming

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unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

1

feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

2

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

4

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

11

root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

1

progress; development

3

profitable plan; good plan

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

3

whispering; murmuring; subdued

4

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

1

friendship; intimacy

1

meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally

3

nearly one hour

1

small number of people

1

that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

1

to rant and rave; to raise hell

1

impulse; impetus; urge

1

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

1

opposite mirrors

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amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger

2

planning; project; plan; design

1

because; as; since

4

eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

1

washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

5

to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon

1

running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

1

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

3

to change one's mind

1

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

3

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

1

harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble

1

mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)

1

meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable

1

proposal; offer; request; application

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to come to one's senses; to calm down

2

tidying up; finishing

3

change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

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cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob

4

ignition; catching fire; setting on fire

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