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to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

2

funny story; funny anecdote

2

dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

4

one ear

1

drinking straight from a bottle

1

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

4

dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing

1

new recruit; conscript

1

to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower

3

centralized model

1

mother

1

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

4

dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic

2

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

6

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

1

during the war

1

stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)

5

rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area

1

client; requester

1

application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment

3

beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe

1

to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)

3

retaining fee; retainer

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

4

judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review

4

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

3

trying one's ability

1

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

1

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

5

vain person; ostentatious person; show-off

1

plain; moor; prairie

1

hey!; oi!; ahoy!

2

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

2

to show one's affection; to express one's love

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

1

stool

14

half a year; six months

7

visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter

6

private; personal life; (one's) privacy

2

once per week

4

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

4

sales department

1

ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)

1

keeping silent; saying nothing at all

1

raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed

3

pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects

1

respiratory organs

3

to beat out a rhythm

1

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

6