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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

4

setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

2

anguish; trouble; agony

2

that's a different matter; that's a different story

2

relatively; comparatively

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

1

(process of) elimination

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

12

even more than

1

hair whorl

1

chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage

2

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

9

to be able to conceal

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

1

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

4

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

2

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

1

lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)

1

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

3

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

2

bang; whump; boom

2

to be common

1

equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence

2

to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

1

to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do

1

(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

1

whispering; murmuring; subdued

1

an arrow; a retort

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

3

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

2

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

1

sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance

1

easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax

1

I can tell you; heh

1

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

1

false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

2

self-consciousness

1

expression of love; showing love

1

effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy

6

oh; ah

5

to have an idea; to have a clue

1

short distance

2

to glare at each other; to confront each other

2

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

to clap

1

silence (not speaking); muteness

8

greatest mistake of one's life

2