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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

2

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

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criticism; critique; review; commentary

1

child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

5

all altogether

1

stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture

1

refusal; rejection

1

woman writer; lady writer; authoress

1

detailed knowledge; finely detailed

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

abstract painting

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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(not) one

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one eye; one of one's eyes

4

adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about

1

foolish; stupid

1

nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

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oneself; myself

3

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

4

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

3

as you want; as you will

4

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do

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seedy-looking; thin

2

double suicide; lovers' suicide

3

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

3

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

2

to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer

2

several times; once or twice

1

idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits

1

be; is

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

vanity

1

cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking

1

(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one

1

to say; to be pleased to say

1

to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with

1

that's so, isn't it

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repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation

3

flattery

1

judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal

1

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

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critical eye

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deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

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to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch

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soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

4

words of praise; eulogy; compliment

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