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maintenance; preservation; improvement

5

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

8

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

2

to make use of; to lend money

1

meteorite

2

relation; connection

1

rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)

2

madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

1

baby

2

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)

1

childhood; infancy

1

to mark the end; to spell the end

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

1

growth period; growing season

1

teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt

1

useless; worthless; absurd; baloney

1

action

1

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

1

polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

1

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

1

additional order; adding to an existing order

1

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

1

calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

2

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

1

groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

1

freedom; liberty

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

3

repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

1

chance; opportunity

1

quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely

1

to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on

1

making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught

1

patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master

1

proud; having a prominent nose

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

many; a lot; much; multitude

2

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

2

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

1

craftsman; artisan; carpenter; (skilled) workman

1

(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects

1

the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar

1

next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)

4

great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking

1

to extol; to give praise

1

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

1

cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

2