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joining a group

2

moment; brief space of time

2

offender; criminal

1

healing (esp. through alternative therapies, music, color therapy, supernatural powers, etc.)

1

contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front

1

imitation; sham; -like

6

welcome party

4

unveiling; debut; introduction

4

to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

1

Melbourne

2

(younger) sister

2

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

1

uneasy

3

in the same manner as before; the same as always

4

(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly

1

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

1

to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.

1

to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

1

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

14

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

4

shade; shadow

1

to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air

2

massing (of troops); gathering

1

to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

3

memories; recollections; reminiscence

6

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

4

independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

1

to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch

1

pricking; stinging; tingling

1

to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

4

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

3

inevitable; necessary

2

newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie

1

to play a leading role; to play a central part

2

transmission of electricity; electricity supply; power supply

1

steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower

1

in deep black; in jet black

2

to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

3

skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline

1

high voltage; high tension

1

oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity

1

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

4

rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish

2

feeling of alienation

1

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

2

to shed tears

3

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

7

large family

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cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

2