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abrupt; sudden

1

good morning

1

with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

1

cart; wagon

3

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

6

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

3

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

4

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

2

physique; bodily build

5

several people; a few people

6

coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier

3

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

10

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

2

to say no more; to sink into silence

2

as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

1

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

1

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

1

(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack

8

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

1

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

smith; blacksmith

8

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

3

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

2

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

8

now; come (now); well

3

departure

7

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

3

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

6

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

1

almost; roughly; approximately

3

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

9

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

2

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

8

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

5

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

12

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

6

to be curious; to wonder; to marvel

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

8

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

3

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

4

to break the silence; to break one's silence

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

4

to move forward; to move on

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

2

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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