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ugly duckling

2

worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe

2

parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)

2

domestic duck

3

hunting

2

book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

to translate; to interpret

2

cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty

6

shoulder (of a road); berm

2

reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

2

thoughts; thinking

1

splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap

1

survival rate

1

lethal weapon; deadly device

5

shotgun

65

fuse

5

to cover one's face

11

semi-automatic (transmission, firearm, etc.)

1

underside; undersurface; inferior surface

8

magazine (periodical); magazine (for a firearm); (reloadable) film cassette; film canister

20

loading (a firearm)

4

expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility

8

magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio

2

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)

6

sighting device; sights

1

crutch; crutches

2

to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness

1

morning sun

2

messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things

1

lunch; midday meal

3

video taping (and storing)

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

11

quarrel; dispute; argument

9

to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen

1

silencer

1

sponge; spongy; spongiform

1

inch

4

deodorant; deodorizer; air freshener

1

digitization; digitalization

1

approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot

2

to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle

1

detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material

10

dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying

22

disadvantageous; long (odds)

1

roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain

1

thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)

1

bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)

11

to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)

1

tricky

1