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I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

1

setting a place; setting the table

2

details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

5

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

7

episode; anecdote; vignette

2

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

3

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

3

husband

5

veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet

1

one day; (on) a certain day

3

expression; looks

1

that day; the very same day

5

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

2

alone; by oneself; on one's own

9

to do so; to do thus

2

approximately the same

3

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

1

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

1

what to do

4

nail clippers

2

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

to overcut

1

because of; owing to; due to

4

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

7

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

16

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

6

dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

4

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

3

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

6

excuse; explanation

9

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

5

blood vessel; vein

5

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

3

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

1

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

1

difficult to understand

1

option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option

1

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

5

to be transparent; to show through

1

the end

1

beginner

1

fumbling; groping

1

little by little

6

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

3

grandiose; exaggerated

2

to blow out; to spout out

1