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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

3

to ponder; to brood

3

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

7

normally; habitually

1

stress

3

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

8

accumulation; accumulate; store

1

like that; that way

2

on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

1

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

5

the big three ...

1

desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving

1

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

2

I'm hungry

1

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

2

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

1

human; humane

3

thought; consideration; thinking

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

2

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

2

opinion; view; comment

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

6

emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence

5

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

3

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

3

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

4

world; society

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

7

great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

5

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

14

various

4

to scatter; to spread

2

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

9

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

jab (esp. in boxing)

1

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

5

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

3

strong; hard; manly

1

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

1

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

19

bag

4

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

each and all; every single one; everybody

1

freedom; liberty

1

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

to bear fruit; to ripen

6

appointment

1