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hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)

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Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion

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eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

1

retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation

1

to be the case that

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Chinese-style fried rice

6

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

3

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

2

cooking; food preparation

2

plate; dish

1

to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)

1

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

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

3

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

1

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

4

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

3

to cling to; to embrace

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to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

2

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

5

thigh; buttocks; arse; ass

4

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

4

short pants; shorts

2

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

2

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

1

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

5

one revolution; one rotation

2

valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum

2

stimulating; exciting; provocative

2

unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic

1

to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced

1

does not seem (to be)

2

natural; natural (sign)

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

1

smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

2

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

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to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

2

meal; dinner; diet

2

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

6

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

1

to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into

1

deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

2

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

4

not caring; not giving a damn

1

smallish; on the small side

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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