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face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety

3

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

36

to enquire; to inquire; to seek information

1

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

3

impatience

20

pupil (of the eye)

3

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

4

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

6

life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

2

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

11

period when one's voice changes; (age of) puberty

6

justification; rationalization

1

right now; just now

2

self-protection

2

cause of death

2

head

2

blow; hit (on the body); beating

3

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

6

to indicate; to show; to point to

7

a dime a dozen; two a penny

1

to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

8

glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening

8

painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling

1

study abroad destination

1

imitation; fake; sham

4

one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

2

depravity; corruption; degradation

3

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

6

your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea

2

comfortably; easily

27

symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

5

stop; stoppage; end

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

9

appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession

4

sale; sales; selling; marketing

1

self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline

3

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)

10

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

3

to shake one's head (in denial)

2

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

4

sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy

1

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

3

self-justification; excuse

2

to keep silent

1

alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery

3

everything; all

2

supporting role (actor); minor role

5

extremely talented; very gifted

4

to rescue; to free

1

well-bred; of good upbringing

1