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having poor eyesight

1

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

2

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

5

lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid

10

idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing

1

to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

2

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

2

couple

1

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

3

lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch

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of all things

2

to help up

1

to carry around; to carry on one's person

3

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

2

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

1

what's what; heads or tails

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

1

row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally

2

rifle

1

to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly

1

means of communication

1

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

3

to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

6

tiding over

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

2

taste; palate; sense of taste

4

chain store

1

iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner

1

to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught

1

maybe; could be; might

5

speaking of ...; as for ...

4

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

3

spirit; soul; ghost

8

major incident; major happening; big scandal

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

6

arbitration; intercession; mediation

5

to leap back; to jump back

5

dividing into parts

1

the reason is ...; it is because ...

1

to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

1

verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

3

shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)

2

to twist; to distort

3

reconciliation; make peace with

2

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

2

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

2

to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

1

unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable

2

son

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