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coming alongside (a boat, pier, etc.)

5

half the number; haploid

3

landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land

2

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

1

corner; nook; recess

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

4

having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

1

source of worry; source of distress

1

first day; opening day

1

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

8

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

3

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

4

to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

1

too much; excessively; too

1

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

6

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

2

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

16

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

5

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

same; similar; (just) like; equal

1

death rate; mortality rate

1

comparison and contrast

1

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

3

tedious; boring; being fed up with

3

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

1

conclusion

3

to state; to express; to mention

5

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

3

chart; diagram; graph; figure

3

numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)

1

boisterous dance

1

taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

2

woman; female; feminine gender

1

briskly; quickly; promptly

1

waste of time; killing time

1

taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness

1

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

1

corn (Zea mays); maize

2

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

3

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

2

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

1

bluish; tinged with blue

1

silver (color, colour)

2

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

2

leopard (Panthera pardus)

1

topaz

1

counter for colours

2

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

2