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mother

9

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

1

to the end; to the last

2

winner; victor

2

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

5

in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

1

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

1

point in time; occasion

1

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

1

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

2

to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour

1

I'm hungry

1

thank you; thanks

7

Japan

3

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

2

autumn; fall

1

tank top

1

shorts; short pants

1

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

6

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

1

to walk

2

life on the run

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

2

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

1

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

4

union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

1

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

8

really; truly

11

don't you think?; indicates question

2

fixed date; appointed day

1

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

4

humming; crooning

3

marriage

21

war; battle; match; game; competition

8

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

2

test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest

1

outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track

1

unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

5

we

13

self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

from the viewpoint of; according to

2

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

4

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

9

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

2

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

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