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splinters of glass; glass shards

2

patient; persevering

3

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

1

going up and down; going back and forth

1

to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour

2

reason; logic; method; system; order

1

to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed

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announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement

5

refrigerator; fridge

8

supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon

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faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation

2

coherence; consistency

2

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

8

arson; setting fire

1

under investigation

1

local

1

view of life

1

public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)

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trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal

3

frequent; incessant

1

interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

1

to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

2

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

2

bang bang chicken (Szechuan dish of chicken in a spicy sauce)

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China; Chinese food

2

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

2

to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

5

pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked

1

Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)

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mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person

1

moderate

1

thrill

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appreciation; thanks; gratitude

1

with a grin

8

to take a shower

1

new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

1

comedian; comic

2

to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse

2

quiz show

1

fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead

1

conscious; deliberate; intentional

1

unrelated

4

lodging; putting up at a hotel

2

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

2

to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat

1

favorite; favourite; habitually used

3

one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed

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How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

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