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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

12

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

2

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

6

excuse; explanation

9

permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

1

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

6

himself; yourself; herself

3

desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

5

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

3

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

7

indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

2

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

4

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

1

absurd; unreasonable

2

fair and square; open and aboveboard

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer

1

had better; is advisable

5

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

3

the place for; the time for; the level of

2

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

4

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

3

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

2

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

2

don't you think?; indicates question

10

several years; a few years

1

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

2

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

4

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

3

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

3

feelings of guilt

10

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

1

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

3

love; affection

3

refusal; rejection

5

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

5

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

6

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

5

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

1

to become pale; to turn pale

4

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

5

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

to be given up; to be discontinued

2

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

1