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delicious; yum

3

three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)

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playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

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ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

1

torture

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what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)

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somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

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to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

5

running out of energy; running out of strength

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tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors

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self-assertion

3

without eating or drinking

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to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

1

(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow

1

several animals

1

to crowd; to flock; to swarm

1

taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment

1

to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

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having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content

2

goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet

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to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

1

so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!

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lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher

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icon

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look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

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persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded

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to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)

1

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained

1

to drop one's shoulders

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(the) haves; those who have

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to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

nobility; aristocracy; peerage

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malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

1

to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language

1

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

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to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

2

how many times; how often

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evening meal; dinner; supper

1

full length; total length; overall length

1

judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

1

round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw

1

efficient

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lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

1

ahem

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(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar

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make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...

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furniture

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