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to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

1

to press a question; to cross-examine

4

bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

1

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

1

to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor

1

calm; composed; cool; quiet

2

to put into the mouth; to eat

1

to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep

1

to fall asleep

1

(plain) hot water; boiled water

1

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

1

water's surface

1

to begin to speak

1

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

2

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

4

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

1

person willing to take on a role; willing candidate

1

compensation; equivalent value; consideration

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

3

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

4

to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

4

right; privilege

1

one's parents' generation

2

to take over; to hand over

1

frequency (of occurrence)

5

year after next

2

came here; coming here; recently

1

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

3

space; interval; space character; whitespace

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

7

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

1

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

3

to care for someone; to look after someone

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

3

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

3

one day; (on) a certain day

3

settlement; solution; resolution

4

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

5

safety; security

6

much less; to say nothing of

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

3

soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

1