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to answer the phone

2

jeans; dungarees

2

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

promotion (school, military, etc.)

1

to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally

1

hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

1

environment; surroundings; circumstances

1

spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

1

dead of night; midnight

1

to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)

1

yes

2

to be conceivable

1

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

1

principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress

4

to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

1

space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin

1

update

1

ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past

1

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

1

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

1

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

4

class

2

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

1

thorny path

1

to grow up; to become an adult

1

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

2

righteousness; justice; right

1

passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification

1

notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)

1

academia

1

evacuee

2

looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward

1

lot area; site area; plottage; lot size

1

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

2

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

2

barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity

6

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like

2

solitude; loneliness; isolation

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

2

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

1

versus; vs.; v.

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

1

none of your business; not your concern

2

lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

1