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unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking

1

(temporary) closure of school

3

(husband and wife) both working; dual income

1

creche; day nursery

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

3

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

1

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

1

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

2

brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life

1

preliminary arrangements; spade work

2

founder; originator; pioneer

1

cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

1

chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake

1

retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)

1

desperately; for one's dear life

1

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

1

aha!; yes sir

6

to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

1

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

5

one by one; in detail; minutely

2

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

conclusion

2

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

1

what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

1

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

2

drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole

2

in the meanwhile; during the time

3

(in) my own way

1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

10

store; shop; restaurant

2

line; row; rank; list

1

bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing

1

water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium

2

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

1

cold tofu

4

plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap

5

or; otherwise

5

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

1

triangular sink tidy (usu. used to strain waste)

2

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

1

iron pot; kettle

2

leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food

1

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

1

deposit; earnest money

1

in advance; beforehand; previously

2

seven o'clock

1

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

2

folding desk

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