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to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced

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police officer; policeman; constable

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

3

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

1

displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique

1

common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open

3

large number (of); many; majority

2

tour conductor; tour guide

1

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

1

to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by

1

terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering

1

dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

1

standing still

3

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

4

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

4

to be worried; to be troubled

4

one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

2

to come and go; to go back and forth

2

prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

1

leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school

5

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

3

friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

2

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

13

one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

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to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

5

(nothing) but a little

1

at the window; by the window; next to the window

2

braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait

5

impressive; striking; memorable; impactful

1

fair-skinned; light-complexioned

2

narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin

1

to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

neat and clean; tidy; trim

1

honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

2

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

1

soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil

1

someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

3

freckle; lentigo; ephelis; (arch.) buckwheat chaff

2

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

3

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

1

to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

1

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

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