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declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

4

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

1

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

1

today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon

1

thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days

1

late at night; small hours of the morning

1

rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water

5

to understand from experience

1

to be muddy; to be slushy

2

bad weather

4

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

2

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

1

handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

1

the other way

1

recovery; undoing; recall

1

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

1

pushy; pushing; self-assertive

2

without; unless; have to do

1

to frown; to squint

1

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

1

slap; smack; spanking

1

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

to choke; to have trouble breathing

1

to tighten; to press hard

1

to gather

1

to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps

1

to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps

1

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

1

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

2

sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

1

raging stream; rapids

3

swimming

3

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

1

to sink (into); to get depressed

1

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

1

without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat

1

riverbed

1

to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

1

flutter kick (swimming); the thrash

2

breaststroke (swimming)

1

apparently; appears to be

1

water temperature

1

to grow numb with cold

1

unworthy; unbecoming; improper

1