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lovable

1

the ... in question

2

why; how

1

son of a bitch; piece of shit

1

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

1

careless; carefree

1

to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble

1

thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

1

accomplice; cohort

1

watchdog

1

to follow in order; to go through step-by-step

1

utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus

1

concrete

1

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

1

generous; broad-minded; big-hearted

2

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother

2

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

7

mad dog

1

wild-animal tamer

1

to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring

1

to straighten oneself

1

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

1

to become desperate; to give in to despair

2

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

1

to remain married for life

1

À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless

1

to beat to death; to kill

3

(the crime of) murder

1

narrow-minded

1

congratulations

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

5

helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

2

to set up shop; to open a store

1

interior design; interior; upholstery

1

fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

6

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

2

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

1

below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin

3

hair whorl

1

to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)

3

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

to comb one's hair

2

to overlap

3

to entertain; to make welcome

1

to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

next; the next

1

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

1

banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

2