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few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

5

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

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to be too numerous; to be too much

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

6

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

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to be lacking in options; to be too few

1

and so; therefore; for that reason

4

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

1

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy

3

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

13

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

2

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

11

employee; servant

1

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

2

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

5

to have a rumor circulating

1

origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

1

to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

1

evidence; proof

3

lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

2

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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gossip

2

particularly; only; in the case of

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

4

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

3

to become; to amount to

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treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

4

for example; for instance; e.g.

3

evening; night; dinner

13

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

2

lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid

3

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

2

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

2

abdomen

2

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

15

obedient; docile; quiet

2

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

7

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

14

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

3

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

1

to love

7

of all people

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

4

instinct

2

to; towards; for

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