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somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

5

four

6

you; dear; honey

2

touch; contact

5

gravesite; tomb

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

2

list; wrist

4

item; something that one "just has to have"

1

price; cost

3

store; shop

1

purchaser

1

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

1

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

2

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

1

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

7

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

2

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

2

groan; moan; moaning

5

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

31

three; three years of age

7

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

8

disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation

7

pinpoint

1

acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

2

however; but

14

going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

9

part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)

3

or; or else

2

inside a space

1

revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)

2

physical

1

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

6

the former

2

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

12

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

3

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

5

way; method; means

2

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

2

minuscule amount; extremely small quantity

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

2

should do; ought to do

4

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

23

(one's parents') home

10

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

2

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

11

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

11

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

7

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

1