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empathy

2

hard to do

2

main cause; primary factor

1

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

46

for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

2

peace; harmony

1

even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

1

undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows

1

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

5

grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand

2

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

1

and then; in addition to that; also; even so

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

18

outline; summary; gist; basic points

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

5

something small; something petty; trifle

1

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

4

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

2

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

1

dry-cured ham

5

melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)

5

passage; paragraph

1

to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

1

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

4

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

3

intention; aim; design

1

foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures

2

rich person

4

because; as; since

24

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

18

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

1

each other; one another

10

freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)

2

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

14

ignorant of the ways of the world

1

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

2

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

1

black tea

1

tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit

2

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

3

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

3

Tokyo Tower

1

how many years; how long; what year

2

Tokyo

20

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

11

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

3

switch

2

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

10

neighbourhood; neighborhood

1