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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.)

2

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

3

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

1

fray; frayed spot

1

to tear; to rip

1

my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

2

these guys; these fellows

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stingy; cheap; very frugal

2

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

1

to welter in blood; to be covered in blood

1

furious; infuriated

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

to sit in a row; to be arrayed

1

tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot

4

citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

3

should; must; -able; probably; likely

2

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

2

Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty

3

of all things (days, etc.)

1

innocent; blameless; guiltless

2

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable

1

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

1

some people; a few people; several people

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

1

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

1

slight; dim; faint

4

bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

1

time; labour; labor

1

borrowing; debt; loan

1

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

3

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

3

insurance

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

2

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

2

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

1

breathily (while talking)

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

1

senility; dotage; decrepitude

1

short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

1

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

2

good

1

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

1

uncle

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

2

easy to use

1

(another's) daughter; young lady

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