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problem child

1

inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless

2

inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless

1

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

1

France

1

user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift

1

way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword

1

shape up!; act properly!

1

to get along well with; to make a go of it

1

sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person

1

to keep silent

3

to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

1

spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb

2

to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

4

state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle

1

to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

2

hunger; starvation

1

something like ...; something called ...

1

my; one's own; personal; privately owned

1

don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me

1

one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue

1

well-bred; of good upbringing

1

human rights violation

1

judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal

1

equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split

1

suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly

1

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

1

walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

1

plants; vegetation

6

left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)

2

to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on

2

felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering

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continuation

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teacup

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to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

2

large number of people

1

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

3

question mark

1

one's original family name; maiden name

1

substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

1

to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious

1

to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)

1

interior of the mouth; oral cavity

1

living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging; sponging on other people for accommodation

1

peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

1

to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation

1

dinnertime; suppertime

1

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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