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to not take seriously; to take lightly

3

to use and then throw away

2

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

4

absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing

1

results; record; grades; marks

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

3

indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

2

to perspire; to sweat

2

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

3

to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

3

you; hubby; dearie

1

haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

1

(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

1

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

1

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

established practice; custom

2

consolation party (held after failure or defeat)

1

living expenses (incurred during a short or long stay)

1

ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

1

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

2

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

1

suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal

3

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

10

cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind

1

result (of an election); success or defeat (in an election); winning or losing (a lottery, raffle, etc.)

1

on a line; on the borderline (between); on the verge (of); on the brink (of)

1

key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue

8

to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)

1

to behave well; to mind one's manners

1

baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence

1

encouragement; cheering on

1

to make an appearance; to show up

2

you (plural)

7

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

1

vague; obscure; dim; indistinct; ambiguous

1

unqualified person; ineligible person; unsuitable person; incompetent person

1

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

1

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

5

light snow

1

season; time of year

2

early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar

1

inland districts; inland areas

1

draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons

1

oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin

1

gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker

1

coal

1

making practical; making useful; implementing

1