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ratification; confirmation

1

beef stew

3

to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

3

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

1

to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

2

nuance

2

non-prescription glasses (worn as a fashion accessory); fake glasses; lensless glasses

2

exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness

1

having poor eyesight

14

optician

14

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

2

large store

1

modern society

1

(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele

1

a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

3

dirt; filth; grime

1

professor; teaching; instruction

4

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

1

technocrat

2

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read

1

schoolgirl; female student

4

doubling; double

3

to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands

1

colored; color-tinted

6

dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price

5

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

4

sunglasses

44

direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun

5

shading; shielding from light

2

lens

14

hard to see; obscured

1

sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)

2

leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)

4

to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service

4

colouring; coloring; colorant

1

dye; dyestuff; coloring agent

1

frame

4

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

1

use

1

directions; instructions; usage method

1

new product

3

work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

2

reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

1

volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium

1

Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

1

please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)

1

par; equivalence; face value; parity

1

comfort (of glasses, a chair, etc.)

1