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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

2

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

minimum; at the very least

1

sampling; taking a sample; sampling; distributing free samples

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

3

giving something a try because it will not do any harm

1

tricking someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)

1

person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside

3

who the heck; just who

4

Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation

1

advisory level (1-5, 5 being the most severe); warning level

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

2

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

1

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

2

huh; I'll be damned; well!

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

existence; possession; having; limited company

2

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

1

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

2

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

4

have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

1

back street; back alley; off-street

3

gang; gangster

2

Mexico

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

South America

4

Latin America

1

to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped

4

adaptation; accommodation; conformity

1

crime syndicate; criminal syndicate

1

trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle

1

conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence

1

motive power; driving force

1

to be intimate with; to befriend

1

beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker

1

Sun; Saint; St; San (people); son

1

seventeen; 17

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

3

observing eye

1

probable; likely

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

1

Danet

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather

4

such; like that; that sort of

2

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill

1

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

6