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July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

1

recently; lately; these days

3

long spell of rain

1

water repellency

1

pollution; contamination; corruption; graft

1

total (money); full amount; sum

1

if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen

2

to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke

1

short selling

1

emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false

1

painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

2

without

1

manager; proprietor

4

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

2

to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)

1

offensive; aggressive

1

mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous

2

contour line; contour

1

topographic map; elevation map

1

neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying

1

favorable reception; good reputation; popularity

3

to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

2

machine; race car; racing motorcycle

1

exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

2

ore; mineral; crystal

3

quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

1

to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer

3

general; popular; common; typical

3

to like; to prefer

1

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

5

choice; selection

1

bracelet

2

garnet

3

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

1

purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge

1

heart; hearts (suit)

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

2

nature; the natural world; realm of nature

1

article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale

1

wink

2

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

1

diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram

1

rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)

1

pyramid-style; pyramid-shaped

1

teardrop (shape)

1

dice; die

1

individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

1

anklet

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brooch

2