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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

3

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

1

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

2

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

along the road; along the way

1

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

2

return; coming back

1

convenience store

1

chocolate

24

ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)

1

uniform

1

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

1

Valentine's Day

14

question mark

2

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

1

to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do

1

February; second month of the lunar calendar

3

unseasonable; out-of-season

3

relative; relation; kin

1

to get a phone call

1

cousin (female)

1

studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)

1

to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

5

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

1

point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection

1

shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

1

South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica

1

penguin

1

childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)

1

season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

1

approximately the same

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

1

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp

1

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

1

round and cute (esp. of eyes)

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

to jump up and down; to hop

2

secret; private; surreptitious

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

1

aggressive

1

evening meal; dinner

1

bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell

1