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to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch

2

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

2

genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

2

touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency

2

point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)

2

newspaper company

2

to enquire; to inquire; to seek information

1

to encourage; to cheer

1

pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names

2

yes; that is so

5

inside; interior; inner part

3

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

1

to creep; to crawl

1

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

2

execution

10

remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue

1

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

2

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

1

I pray; I wish

1

coffee

4

soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

2

end-of-year; year-end

1

to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)

9

lifesaver; person who saved one's life

1

it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

1

at parting; on parting

3

Tokyo

1

sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble

1

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

1

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

5

snow; snowfall

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

4

(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)

1

window; window (shop display)

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

2

parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup

4

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)

2

that is to say; so that means

4

confidence; trust; faith; credit

4

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

2

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage

1

belief; faith; conviction

6

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

7

the wrong hands; hands of evil

1

to punish; to penalize; to penalise

2

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

1

sphenoid bone (of the skull)

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

1

serial killer

1