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optimistic

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

1

(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

1

still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition

2

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

2

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

2

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

2

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

2

to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit

1

self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

4

motive power; driving force

1

worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

1

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

4

together with; same; both; all; including ...

4

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

4

just one person; only one

3

sense of security

2

trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant

2

hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

3

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

1

to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry

2

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

2

essence; true nature; substance; reality

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

1

twice

2

attractiveness; charm; amiability

4

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

2

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

2

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

1

to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone

7

darkness; the dark

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in

1

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

1

very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly

1

wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook

1

drawstring (e.g. on a bag)

1

merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

1

call; hail; yell

1

special case; exception

1

imported goods

1

customs (duties); duty; tariff

2

to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)

1

to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to

6

everywhere; all over; throughout

1

street performer

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art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

1

men and women of all ages

1

foreign country

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dancer (usu. female)

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