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grandparents

1

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

4

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

2

my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences

1

to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

1

blessing; grace

2

opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)

1

as; because; with; due to

1

variation in color (colour); having a different color

3

young; juvenile

1

to practice magic; to practise magic

1

personal pupil

1

to recover; to be healed

6

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

3

wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor

2

returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents

1

heavy taxation

6

plain wood; unfinished woodwork

2

to sell off; to sell completely

1

thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; (lit.) flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late)

3

to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)

1

theology

1

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

1

moment; instant

1

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

2

Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

1

green; emerald

1

taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

2

not long has passed since ...

1

chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage

4

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

3

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

2

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

1

to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket

1

in the end; at the end of the day

2

impiety; unbelief; infidelity

1

clapping and cheering; applause

1

getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

3

hearsay; rumor; grapevine

2

wise man

1

weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health

1

family status

4

head; brains; intellect; understanding

1

order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

2

child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face

1

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

1

being the runner-up; finishing second

1

major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner

1

modest; humble

1

ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son

1