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elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

2

eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original

1

main question; real issue at hand

4

confronting directly; meeting face-to-face

1

teacher; instructor; professor

4

third day of the month; three days

10

to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge

2

solution; way out

2

some people; a few people; several people

2

guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room

1

drivers cab; operator's cab

4

to accrete; to become whole; to come together

2

not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)

2

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

4

matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)

1

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

3

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

1

with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly

1

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

4

old friend; old acquaintance

1

to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

5

miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

2

telephone book; telephone directory

1

the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)

1

Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree

1

(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money

1

bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh

5

to swing and miss

1

schedule; program; programme; agenda

8

as planned

4

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

2

to catch a cold

4

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

1

to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime

1

stress

2

this morning

1

sadist; sadism

1

extreme sadist; very sadistic

1

abuse; curse; swearing; insult

2

to understand; to make out

2

surely; certainly; without doubt

3

forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

2

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

1

when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

4

even if not; even without

4

frail; slender; feminine

9

making an attempt; trial run

1

going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote

2

mere consolation; temporary peace of mind

3