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monotonous

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

3

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

hundreds

2

perhaps; maybe; by some chance

1

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

2

returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents

2

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

3

defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

1

apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia

2

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

2

father

1

insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith

3

to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint

3

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

8

feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)

2

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

1

to sob

1

to shrug one's shoulders

4

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

1

to stop crying; to cry oneself out

1

to be opposite; to face each other

1

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

4

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs

1

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

1

meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable

1

to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

to make eye contact

1

way; method; means; resource; course

2

each other; one another

2

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

2

to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far

1

hard to imagine

1

by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally

1

hurt; injured

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

4

scar

1

mental; psychological; physical

1

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over

3

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

3

everyone; anyone; no one

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

4

fear of death

2

being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out

1