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ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

2

naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

3

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

3

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

5

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

5

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

maybe; could be; might

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

1

one hour

2

to retake (a photograph)

2

OK; okay

3

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

2

completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

2

meal; dinner; diet

1

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

3

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

2

illumination; lighting

11

spoon

4

to scoop; to ladle out

4

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

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

1

assistant

1

(for the) first time in one's life

1

provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service

1

another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand

1

to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

1

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy

1

to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

1

kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll

4

corner; nook; recess

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

1

chef

2

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

3

it is I who should say so

2

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

1

she; her; girlfriend

2

oh; ah

1

cooperation; collaboration

2

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

1

light brown; tawny

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

2

wine red

1

loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt

1