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to creep; to crawl

2

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

2

above the ceiling

1

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

2

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

4

night watch; night guard; night shift

1

uproar; disturbance

2

only once

1

maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)

1

newborn baby

1

news

1

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

3

to try all possible means

1

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

1

to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange

1

racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer

1

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

6

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

5

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

2

apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

2

traces; evidence

2

(one's parents') home

2

having in mind; happening to know of; idea

4

all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

1

putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)

1

to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

1

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

2

interval; break; pause; spare moment

3

cafeteria

5

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

1

four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four

1

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

2

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

3

evening; dusk

3

timing

3

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

4

bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell

1

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

11

there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other

2

condition; figure; appearance; voice

2

to leave one's seat

3

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

2

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

19

hair on the back of one's head

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

8

both; (not) either

1

worries; cares; troubles

1

to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to

1

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

4