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bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

3

to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

1

end; close; termination

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

2

rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

1

to stand stock still

3

head house (family); birthplace; originator

1

clapping hands; applause

1

to fade; to become dim

2

to get on; to climb on

1

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

1

with these words; while saying

5

wherein; therein; thereinto

3

oh!; oh?; my!

7

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

1

impression

5

totally willing; fully motivated

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

2

guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

3

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

5

to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist

1

insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless

1

cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting

1

ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

1

even

1

blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

2

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

1

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

1

to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home

1

caller; visitor; company; guest

2

certainly; surely; definitely

2

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

1

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

3

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

2

personal (employee); employed; retained

2

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

1

society; public; community; social studies

2

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

12

custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

1

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

pride; boast

1

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

1

annoying; provoking

2

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

4

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

2

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

2