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pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way

1

all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking

3

to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

6

at that time; in those days

1

(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament

1

hate; hate crime; hate speech; hate; threat

1

limit; bound

6

to be dead; to be lifeless

1

what sort; what kind

5

question; inquiry; enquiry

3

after a short pause

2

to answer; to reply

6

shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock

2

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

2

having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

2

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

3

hint; clue

1

to open (one's eyes) wide

5

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

2

if it's the case

4

pessimistic; gloomy

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

3

by myself; in person; by oneself

3

like that; so

4

consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study

1

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

1

before long; even now

1

warmth

1

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

1

oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha

2

to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)

7

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

2

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

4

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

8

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

6

dim; gloomy

1

artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact

1

military installations

4

construction; establishment

4

similar to; like

3

antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times

3

large front gate

5

ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price

6

everywhere; all over; throughout

3

groundwater; underground water

2