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phenomenon

1

oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

1

blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity

1

what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion

1

to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy

1

salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse

10

to appear on the stage

1

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

3

to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)

2

whistle (sound made with the lips)

2

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

what's what; heads or tails

2

yellow and white; gold and silver; bribery; corruption

2

base metal

1

to have a long life; to live a long time

2

perpetual youth and longevity

1

to lose one's life

4

alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner

4

plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation

3

to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil

7

by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect

2

drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk

9

magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain

8

portable; mobile use

4

writing implement; writing tool

21

this and that; this or that; one thing after another

1

projection; reflection; image; match; harmony

3

broken; intermittent; disconnected

3

cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

2

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

4

to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

2

to whistle

2

everyone

8

to age; to grow old

3

age; era; period; date

3

having good eyesight

1

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

1

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

2

conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

2

noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

2

everyday; always; at all times; frequently

1

to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable

4

therefore; consequently

4

end-blown flute (esp. the recorder)

1

transverse flute (e.g. a fife)

1

what number; rank?

1

ten times

1

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

4

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

2

to explain adequately; to be accountable

4