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pair; pair-oared boat

1

interruption; suspension; break

1

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

1

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

2

tidying up; finishing

3

best; greatest; first

1

mineral

4

producing area

1

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

3

main force; chief object; mainline

2

guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)

8

production; manufacture

2

consumption; expenditure

2

binuclear

1

salt; salt content

1

sea; ocean; waters

2

fish

4

pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused

1

item; commodity; list of articles

1

being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

1

present (brought by a visitor); gift

1

lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

2

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

2

to be of use as a reference; to be helpful

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

7

selection; choice; option

1

olden days; former

3

ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

3

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

4

timewasting; killing time

1

selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell

1

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

2

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

2

to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

3

tone

1

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

2

to begin talking; to open up

1

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

2

among (them); of (them)

2

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

7

heavy drinker

23

confrontation; showdown

5

custom

2

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

4

viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side

1

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

4

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

4

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

1

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

2