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attendant; companion

2

way of calling

1

a size smaller

1

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

1

half

2

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

1

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

1

(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of

1

to let one's guard down

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

4

failure; mistake; blunder

4

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

1

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

9

even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

2

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

2

study; learning; tutorial

1

inconvenient

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

4

to detain; to check; to restrain

4

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

3

faking crying; crocodile tears

2

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

1

weeping; lamenting

1

to accompany; to go with; to go together

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

6

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

2

future (usually near); prospects

1

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

1

gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal

2

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

1

cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear

2

time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on

1

one day; (on) a certain day

4

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

2

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

9

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

1

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

4

martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts

3

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

2

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

3

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

4

to make known

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

4

to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited

1

to underrate; to make light of

1

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

2