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white sauce; béchamel sauce

1

to sieve (flour); to eliminate (possibilities)

1

eggbeater; whisk

1

mass production

3

to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

2

river fish; freshwater fish

1

show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)

1

to become (formal)

2

nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind

2

bonbon

1

genuine; authentic; true; pure

1

precedent

1

devotion; attachment; infatuation

1

discouraged; dispirited; despondent

2

with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)

1

in all directions

4

tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings

1

to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth

1

water system; river system; drainage system

1

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

3

freshness; novelty

1

superiority complex; sense of superiority

1

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

1

of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

1

good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat

1

to brave a danger; to take a risk

1

to factor out (e.g. in algebra); to pull out common elements

1

seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi

2

cream sauce

4

black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables

2

individually; separately

2

immediately carrying out (a plan)

1

see; you see; ha

1

innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

2

adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with

1

individual; one by one; separate; each

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

minutely; in detail; with particular attention

5

beverage; drink

2

if this is not the case

1

classification; categorization; sorting

1

hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)

4

apostle; disciple

16

in someone (else's) name

4

force (bulldoze) one's way through

1

greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe

1

filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid

3

to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

3

stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

6

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

2