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to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

3

heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

7

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

3

to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)

1

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

2

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

15

hiding one's embarrassment

6

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

6

actual age; true age

12

to be charmed by

1

always; constantly

15

to follow another's example

6

mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment

1

to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

15

room for argument

1

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

5

formal marriage interview; marriage meeting

3

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

11

to say no more; to sink into silence

18

tea leaf; tea leaves

1

first-rate; finest quality; the best

2

summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)

5

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

1

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

1

to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

4

unapproved; lack of approval

1

course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment

4

lifestyle; way of living

2

ethics; morals

4

morals

4

discipline; training; teaching manners

4

side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)

1

to pluck; to pick; to tear

3

to be overgrown

2

childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

3

disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus

4

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

5

child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting

8

It's on me

1

cost of a meal (or meals)

2

number of persons; personnel

11

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

2

upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite

5

to complain; to lodge a complaint

6

highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)

2

one's own room

4

to give the stamp of approval

3

trawl; troll

2