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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

2

grinning; smirking

2

to rest one's chin in one's hands

2

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

2

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

3

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

1

(social) class; rank; grade

3

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

5

written invitation

4

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

3

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

right of veto

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

1

royal family

11

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

2

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

8

at a moment's notice; readily

2

absence; non-attendance

1

large-scale

1

pregnancy; conception

2

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

2

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

9

in addition; besides

5

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

2

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

2

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

3

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

1

half-moon; half a month; semicircle

1

large hall

1

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

1

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

3

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

2

pregnant

2

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

3

after; since

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

2

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

3

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

1

seven

1

news

1

to state; to express; to mention

1

dance hall; ballroom

4

secret; private; surreptitious

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

2

rarely; seldom

1

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

2

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

1