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houseboat; pleasure boat (large, roofed)

6

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

11

both banks (of a river)

1

sightseer; spectator; viewer

1

to be pleased; to be in a good mood

2

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

6

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1

over one's shoulder

7

flight duration

1

gold leaf; beaten gold

1

reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

3

one; one

3

faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction

1

come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly

1

Olcott

34

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

person's name

1

(very) beginning; start

1

to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

1

to swim

2

component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

3

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

2

disapproval

1

failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade

1

enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

10

to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over

1

to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

2

unselfish; selfless; disinterested

1

upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general

4

honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness

1

disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

4

to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush

4

poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

9

piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story

1

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

1

worthlessness

1

real thing; original; actual

1

to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture

1

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

4

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference

1

this morning

1

getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

3

scorn; disdain; contempt

2

equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

4

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

2

however; because; as

4