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parent bird

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to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

2

slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

2

mother

4

parents; both parents

3

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

5

wild animal

3

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

1

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

6

mother; wife

4

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

3

title

1

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

2

to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

1

teacup

1

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

to grow (of moss, etc.)

1

(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present

1

hindrance; intrusion

1

pushy; pushing; self-assertive

1

tolerance; broad-mindedness

1

(one acting as a) foster parent

1

gene; genetic

1

severe; strict; tough; hard

1

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

1

no-confidence motion

1

explanation; interpretation

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

3

rather than (do ...)

2

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

1

still; as yet; as of old

1

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

1

anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents (from Daddy-Long-Legs, a 1912 novel by Jean Webster); harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)

2

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

2

congratulatory telegram

2

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

2

impudent; shameless; brazen

3

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

1

night; nighttime

1

working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

dawn breaks; day dawns

1

to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

1

oh!; oh?; my!

2

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

3

date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

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