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so to speak; so to call it; as it were

3

meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally

4

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

3

suspicious

1

-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

1

wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

2

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

3

nine; 9

1

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

1

bright; intelligent

1

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

1

to engage in a heated discussion

2

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

3

lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy

1

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

1

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

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to hang one's head; to droop one's head

2

to pamper; to spoil

4

to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

1

closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly

1

close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing

2

due form; official; formality

2

tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

1

beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

1

reward; prize

4

I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit

1

groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)

1

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

1

respect; esteem; regard

1

repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

3

moreover; in addition

2

there being no backing out; gone too far to retreat

3

having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret

1

meanwhile; in the meantime

1

macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon

3

cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)

8

ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck

1

cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

2

cream; ice cream

1

multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

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that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...

1

rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot

1

fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full

1

to lend (e.g. money)

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to wait and see; to see how the land lies

2

restless; fidgety; in a hurry

1

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

4

to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right

2

trivial; slight

3

to bear; to endure

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