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I can't find the words to thank you; I can never thank you enough

1

to be charmed by

2

enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ

1

to throw back

1

presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent

1

clothing; garment; dress

3

dwelling; living

3

famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

1

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

4

cotton

2

you can do it if you try

1

raw cotton; cotton wool

5

simple; plain; modest

1

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

to force to do; to compel

1

achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

2

only recently; just of late

1

pure white; snow white

1

division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing

1

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

1

corner; nook

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden

1

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

3

vertical; perpendicular

1

wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave

1

cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

2

thread; yarn; string

17

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

1

formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical

1

taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment

6

pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback

1

to sew up; to sew together

1

industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation

1

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

2

stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule

1

to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself

1

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

3

document; official papers

2

spinning (textiles); spun yarn

1

export value; value of exports

2

to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

4

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

3

in perfect form; going swimmingly

4

to compare

1

devastating; catastrophic; crushing

1

clothing; articles of clothing; apparel

1

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

1

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

1

what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion

1

selling out; being sold out

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