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to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

2

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

2

changing schools

2

breathing; respiration

1

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

1

ridicule; scorn

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

1

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

1

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

3

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

1

noodles; (arch.) flour

1

to do

1

shoulder

1

prayer; wish; vow

2

sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person

1

earlobe

3

sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

1

reflexively; reflectively; by reflex

1

freedom; liberty

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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)

2

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

before one's eyes

2

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

3

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

5

hateful; detestable; loathsome

1

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

2

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

8

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

6

that's the way it is; such is life

1

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

2

light; easy; non-serious; minor

1

to ascend; to go up; to climb

1

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

1

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

1

to slip off

1

each; respectively

3

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

1

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

to be found

1

game

8

desk

4

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

1

sitting in a circle

1

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

1