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straw paper

1

ballot paper; voting paper

2

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

4

blackboard

2

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

19

impassioned speech; fervent speech

3

vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag

2

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

9

fighting bravely; strenuous efforts

1

accurate; exact; punctual; neat

2

results of a vote; voting results

1

thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood

1

righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

2

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

2

self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense

1

very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious

2

majority

1

gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

6

no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said

1

voting; poll

1

someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

1

discerning (quick) eye; keen insight

1

to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

2

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

1

crack detective

1

material witness; suspect

1

practical use; application; conjugation; inflection

3

to do by the use of

4

cooperation; collaboration

36

paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

4

dinnerware; cutlery

2

tea bag

1

teaspoon

1

coffee maker

1

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

6

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

5

recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement

2

as soon as possible

1

preliminary arrangements; spade work

1

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

5

extra-large; king-size

2

large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance

2

friend; companion

1

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

7

I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason

19

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

4

reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos

1

discount shop

1