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or; otherwise

2

marriage ceremony; wedding

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

4

back of the hand

1

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

5

to kiss

5

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

4

grinning; smirking

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

1

rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent

1

to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about

1

unpleasant feeling

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

3

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

1

to be enlivened; to be exhilarated

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

2

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

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just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

1

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

2

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

2

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

4

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

1

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

3

nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

polite; respectful; reverent

1

how many years; how long; what year

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

3

beyond this point; from now on; after this

5

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

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

4

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

3

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

2

ten years; decade

4

20 years old

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

4

bottom of one's heart

2

to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

eyelid

1

drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)

2

drop (e.g. of water); drip

1

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

2