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foolish act; folly

1

fast-talking; rapid talking

4

grandchild

1

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

4

to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)

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)

6

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

1

bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost

2

darkish; dusky

1

change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

3

(on the) verge of death

4

serious wound; serious injury

2

minor injury

2

the ... in question

9

incurable illness

3

thorough; exhaustive; complete

1

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

2

to make eye contact

2

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

2

big; large; great

1

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

6

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

4

breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure

3

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

1

convalescence

1

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

3

wish; dream; prayer; one's desire

2

to believe implicitly; to believe firmly

1

bolt from the blue; great surprise

3

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

3

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

2

solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

8

assertion; declaration; affirmation

4

seeming lonely

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

1

to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

2

to cross one's legs

4

to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

5

omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing

6

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

2

middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

1

best regards; please take care of; please do

2

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

3

common sense; common knowledge; common understanding

3

back (of a chair)

5

proud; boastful; bragging; conceited

1

under control (e.g. of territory)

1

servant; manservant; menial

4