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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

3

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

1

universe; cosmos; space

1

isn't that right?

1

to become; to amount to

3

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

5

boy; man; male

1

tent

1

setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)

1

charcoal; charred remains

1

millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)

1

woman; girl

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

surroundings; environs; circumference

1

magic circle

2

drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs

1

evening meal; dinner

1

preparation; arrangements

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

1

then; well; so; be; is

3

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

2

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

1

de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-

1

superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

5

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

1

-ish; -like

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

10

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

3

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

1

camp

1

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

14

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

4

so; to such an extent; such

1

fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

6

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

8

sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking

1

boy; son; baby boy; young man

1

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

2

you

3

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

3

huh?; what's up?

6

I; me

6

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

1

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

3

that; those; the

3

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

1

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

1