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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

2

to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death

5

to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)

4

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

goodness; good

3

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

2

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

5

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

5

with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly

8

above the knee; on one's lap

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

4

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

4

to do for (the sake of someone else)

3

head

2

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

5

to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

1

victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

4

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

2

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

5

pale; pallid; wan; pasty

1

innocent; cherubic; childlike

1

little girl

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

5

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

4

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

4

physical strength; muscular strength

1

even (e.g. even a child)

7

to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

7

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

1

pale; pallid; bluish-white

4

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

6

stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

2

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

5

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

8

one's dominant arm

1

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

2

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

8

(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

7

to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

to increase; to grow

5

to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

2

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

3

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

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