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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

3

holding two or more positions concurrently

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

4

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

3

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

7

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

2

sincere; honest; faithful

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

1

to choose; to select

6

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

1

that's so, isn't it

1

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

2

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

2

knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes

1

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

5

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

3

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

8

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

3

evidence; proof

1

collecting; assembling

1

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

2

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

3

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

6

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

3

woman

1

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

3

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

1

jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry

1

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

5

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

2

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

3

be; is

2

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

2

career woman

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

2

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

4

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

3

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

2

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

1

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

2

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

1

and then; and so; and; so then

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