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coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting

2

faultless; flawless; perfect; impeccable; unimpeachable; beyond reproach

1

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

1

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting

1

since; henceforth; ever since

1

at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity

1

of all people; a person of ...'s standing

1

half-hearted; overly optimistic; naive; inexperienced; immature; green

1

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

2

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

2

to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

1

to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

1

you

2

to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

2

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

1

retirement

1

living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate

1

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

1

life; living; livelihood; (one's) living

3

having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full

1

years later

1

to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

3

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

5

sympathy; compassion; pity

1

impregnable

1

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

2

decline; fall; decay; withering

1

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

1

agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation

2

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill

4

walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

1

minor business

1

distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness

1

Letitia

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castle (in place names); castle; fortress

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castle

1

puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

2

big tree

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

6

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

3

rock

1

hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

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to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know

1

angel

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girl; lass; young thing; chick

3