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to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

3

grape; grapevine

1

default; default (setting)

1

sour look; surly face; pout

1

chopsticks

1

last year

5

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

3

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

3

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched

1

opinion; point of view

4

difference; discrepancy; variation

1

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

1

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

1

whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

1

after a meal

1

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

2

slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

3

however; because; as

1

to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

1

prostitution

19

connection

5

complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression

2

obscenity; harlotry

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

3

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

13

a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort

1

in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless

1

allegory; fable; parable

3

one's duty; one's part

2

to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

8

untouchable

1

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

1

skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower

1

devilish; diabolical

2

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference

3

pair; two kinds; two ways

1

feminine; effeminate

2

manly

2

subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion

1

to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)

3

spider

2

prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration

1

exception

1

bisexual

1

man

6

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

2