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taciturn

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

9

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

3

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

so much; so; like that

16

far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

8

almost everyone

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

11

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

2

energetic; vigorous

1

being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention

1

image change; changing one's image; makeover

2

gloomy person

9

man of the future; Homo futurus

2

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

4

to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

8

exception

3

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

2

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

4

few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

8

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

2

regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...

2

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

2

face (of person)

2

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

1

soccer; (association) football; seersucker

2

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

2

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation

6

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

5

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

3

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

18

gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

2

to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

4

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

4

weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)

1

main cause; primary factor

2

lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation

1

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

3

elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology

1

first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant

1

caste

1

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

2

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

1

to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

1

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

1

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

3

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

4

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

2

also called

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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