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to be hesitant; to feel timid

2

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

1

to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights

1

intention; aim; design

1

cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

1

to decide; to determine

3

underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap

1

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

8

shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

5

inscrutable; incomprehensible

1

to turn against; to become an enemy

2

getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)

1

shh!; sh!; shoo!

1

greeting; a fine thing to say

2

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

2

daily allowance; daily wages

1

to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

6

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

8

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

tombstone; gravestone

2

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

3

absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)

4

to capture; to seize; to plunder

4

this and that; such and such

1

high class; noble

1

improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

2

excavation; digging

1

to ask a high price; to overcharge

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

agent's charge

1

to boast; to brag; to exaggerate

2

crybaby; blubberer

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

9

poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!

1

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

1

(town) market; (street) market; marketplace

1

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)

8

root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

3

to love

3

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

3

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

3

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

1

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

2

to push aside; to push one's way through

2