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contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger

2

shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck

1

to throw at; to turn; to raise

2

intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia

1

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

1

rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty

1

problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

4

sorting fruit

2

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

1

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

4

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

1

live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive

1

in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless

1

bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste

1

simulation game

2

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

1

pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)

3

reset; fresh start; new beginning

1

to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

2

sex crime

1

slaughter; massacre

1

slaughter; massacre

1

bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac

1

atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

1

unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say

1

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

2

small arms

1

primitive; original

1

firearm; small arms

3

heinous criminal; vicious criminal

1

special forces

2

fate; destiny; lot

2

as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

1

besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

6

chest; breast

1

self control; self restraint

3

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

4

simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping

1

to add (to); to add on; to append

1

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

1

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

hypocrisy

1

half in fun

1

emotional strength; force of will

2

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

6

character building; formation of character; personality development

1

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

3