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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

4

documentary

3

to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic

1

festival; feast; carnival; matsuri

4

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

2

coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view

1

solitude; loneliness; isolation

7

using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)

1

playing house

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

2

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

4

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

1

to want; to desire

4

Bon holidays (in mid-August); Bon holiday period

1

immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

1

(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing

2

in good health; alive and well; going strong

2

as before; as ever; as it was originally

2

sentiments; passions

1

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

5

to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult

3

love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)

2

publication

2

stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock

2

reader

1

about noon

1

quick pace

1

engine

2

gasoline; petrol

1

combustibles; inflammables; flammables; burnables

1

stuffing; padding; stuffing (e.g. for roast meat); order problems with an intermediary seller

1

to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

5

to cast down one's eyes

4

final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)

7

certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

1

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

4

life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

4

originally

1

to become misty; to become hazy

1

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

5

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

3

pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention

1

very deeply

5

noisily (walking)

1

hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable

6

corners of the mouth

1

to start for home; to head for home; to make for home

1

prize winner; recipient of a prize (or award); awardee

1

television program; TV program

1