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concrete

1

to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

1

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

1

removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating

1

to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized

1

weak; frail; slender; feminine

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

2

in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

1

puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

4

business trip; official trip

1

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

1

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

unlucky

1

assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor

2

loss; forfeit

1

feeble complaint; whine

1

soft sound; dampening (of sound)

1

soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy

1

mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve

1

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

1

to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse

1

lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

2

ordinary person; average person; mediocre person

1

to drag in; to pull in

1

washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

1

mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly

2

accident

1

desperately; for one's dear life

1

changing for the better

1

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

2

fashion show

5

clothing

2

drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society

2

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

5

astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant

1

to pep up; to cheer up

3

to dress up

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

mimesis; mimicry; camouflage

1

houseroom

1

as planned

1

to carry or bring in(to)

2

curt; blunt; brusque

2

to erase all trace of something

1

selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf

1

box cutter; utility knife

1

length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword

1

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

2

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

2

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

1