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how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

3

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

3

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

1

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

1

face

1

covered with; stained; smeared

1

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

1

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

1

arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

1

corner; nook; recess

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

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

2

slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

3

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

7

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

3

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

1

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

3

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

4

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry

1

to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

2

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

1

report; information

5

before long

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

3

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

1

the people; citizens; the populace

1

what to do

1

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

1

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

2

to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better

1

life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

2

pieces; scraps; disconnected

1

to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

1

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

5

all you want; as much as one wants

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

3

clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

6

silent; solemn; quiet

1

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

1

at least

2

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

exit from a room

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2