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ash; ashes

2

blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

seasoning; flavour; flavor

1

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

1

to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)

1

to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit

1

plastic food models used by restaurants

1

to doubt one's own eyes

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

1

folding one's arms

3

strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

1

to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

1

at times; occasionally

2

exception

1

anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever

2

to say no more; to sink into silence

3

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

1

land; shore

2

arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

2

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

2

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

1

taking a commemorative photo

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

return; coming back

4

preparation; arrangements

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

2

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

1

rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky

1

rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)

1

to say; to be called; to do

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

to cast down one's eyes

2

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

1

regret; remorse; repentance; contrition

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

2

contrastive

1

a quarrel; argument

1

to come to see; to come and see; to visit

1

to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

1

to be at a loss for words

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

4

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

2

reply; answer

1

emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary

3

because

2

a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment

1