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no problem

1

somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)

2

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

1

popularity

1

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

4

ideal; ideals

1

couple

2

completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome

2

Arundel

11

heir; eldest son

3

Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk

2

dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing

1

tolerance; broad-mindedness

1

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

approval; endorsement

1

older brother and younger sister

3

pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

1

other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination

2

to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

2

patient; persevering

1

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

2

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

3

sociable

1

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

2

aggressive; pushy; in-your-face

1

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed

1

living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

1

friendship; amity

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

2

Barnard

19

first meeting; first interview with

4

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

bachelor; single male

1

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

2

to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

2

because

1

public; official

3

(public) duty

3

shall; should; must

2

here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

1

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

so far as

2

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

2

under the orders of; by order (command)

1

racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious

1

sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance

3

shrill voice

1

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

1

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

1

keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills

1