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finger; hands and fingers; hands

2

mere child's play

1

rising; ascending; climbing

4

as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction

4

to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage

2

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

2

to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed

1

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

4

beer

2

to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down

1

distinctive; characteristic

5

light blue; pale blue

2

glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)

1

to laugh scornfully

2

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

14

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

1

haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important

2

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

3

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

8

second-rate; inferior

1

deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)

1

boastful speech; bragging

1

anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject

2

preparation; arrangements

2

quantity; volume; amount

1

(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)

1

maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement

4

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

5

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

9

the right person in the right place

1

talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful

1

pair

3

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

11

lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

3

to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage

1

to be able to do; to be capable of doing

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out

2

reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood

1

small bird; little bird

1

chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue

1

beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

3

tch; ugh; damn

7

fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive

1

going on about oneself; talking about oneself

1

queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak

1

eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball

3

way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

2

sniffling; sniffing

1

northern part; the north (of a region)

4

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

2