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irritation; annoyance; frustration

2

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

1

transactions; dealings; business

2

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

1

radiant smile; contented smile

6

to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger

2

not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

1

smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

1

careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

3

bargaining chip; bargaining tool

1

have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

5

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

1

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival

1

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

1

ordinary person; average person; mediocre person

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

3

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

3

favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence

1

to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)

1

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

1

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

1

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

1

Hakubi

9

ill-natured; inconstancy

1

malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

1

trap

2

full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)

1

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable

1

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

5

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

excuse; pretext

3

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

1

one's weak point

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

8

to walk

5

infinity

1

insolent fellow; rude fellow

1

to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

one's pocket

1

to draw a sword

1

scientist

2

various; many; all kinds of

1

assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

4

foolishness; stupidity; silliness

3

to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

2

edged tool; cutting instrument; knife

1