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poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

4

adult; grown-up

21

textbook; manual

1

Technicolor

1

copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing

4

well-balanced; considerate; of fine character

3

soul; spirit

17

lively motion; throb

1

feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

2

minute; meticulous

1

shock; impact; crash

1

technical skill; ability; capacity

2

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

3

to have an eye on; to zero in on

2

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

5

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

1

attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

autobiography

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

4

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)

1

(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup

1

fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders

1

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

4

lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

8

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

1

to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale

2

fake goods; imitations

1

proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

1

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

1

customer; client; patron

2

underworld; underside of society

2

smuggling; contraband trade

1

pangs of conscience

1

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

6

the opposite sex; isomerism

1

staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances

1

individual; specimen

1

like this; such; thus; in this way

3

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

1

calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

1

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

1

physical

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

2