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projection

1

nowhere

1

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

1

advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

7

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

1

they

3

to be possible; to be likely; to be probable

1

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

1

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

4

moment to quit; way to quit

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

5

ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

4

way of speaking; intimation

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

2

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

6

last; final; end; conclusion; rust

2

piece; fragment; one (object)

2

what to do

1

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

4

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

2

(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness

1

to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

4

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1

seniority; long service

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

1

means; method

1

boss; chief; manager

2

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

7

in order; in turn; one by one

2

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

1

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

2

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

we; us

1

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

1

to help each other; to cooperate

1

Qum (Iran)

3

honorific/polite/humble prefix

8

turn

1

besides; in addition; also; moreover

2

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

2

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

1

to hesitate to say

1

to scratch; to claw

2

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

3

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

2