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silk

1

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

2

with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

2

to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

1

protest; objection

1

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

coat; coating

7

storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)

1

double room (e.g. at a hotel)

1

early in the morning

1

place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty

4

Tokyo and Chiba

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

semi-express train; local express train; sub-express train

1

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

2

racewalking; race walking; walking race

1

to overeat

1

business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers

1

morning; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special; morning dress; morning coat

1

preference; priority; precedence; right of way

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

1

to hate; to detest

1

charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

1

that is to say; so that means

1

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

1

unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point

1

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

1

fastest

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

2

high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train

1

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

1

cover charge; admission fee; room hire charge

1

gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

1

to finish one's work

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

3

update (esp. to software)

2

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

1

delivery of goods

1

(software) bug

1

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

1

of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

1

to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

1

to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

1