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to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel

1

sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness

1

artificial; unnatural

1

gloomy

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

2

rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)

1

speech and conduct; words and deeds

3

intention; aim; design

3

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

4

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

5

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

1

tone; manner of speaking

2

my condolences

1

aura

1

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

1

to take hold of; to possess; to haunt

1

to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip

1

worst; worst-case (scenario)

1

however; nevertheless

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

1

problem-solving

1

genre; category; kind

1

approach; approach shot

2

abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning

1

table tennis; ping-pong

1

confrontation; showdown

1

to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

1

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

2

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

2

symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution

2

complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery

1

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

2

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

source of infection

3

submersion; inundation; being flooded

1

to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist

3

laughing foolishly; cackling

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

3

to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

1

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

1

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

1

confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)

2

beyond this point; from now on; after this

1

very much; exceedingly; extremely

2

logic

1

temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent

4

indicate reason; infers some protest

2