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one's mother

2

to be smeared; to be covered

3

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

2

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

7

inside pocket

1

two (long cylindrical things)

3

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

3

nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break

1

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

1

accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

1

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

2

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

7

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

3

to hesitate; to waver

4

desperate

1

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

2

seven o'clock

2

to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)

1

applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer

1

shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

1

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

2

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

2

concrete-block wall

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

23

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

3

cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

1

paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

1

to keep silent

1

heartbeat

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

1

to get used to hearing

1

to turn left; to turn to the left

2

left side; left-hand side

1

right side; right-hand side

1

to face on; to look out on to

1

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

1

seldom; rarely; scarcely

1

toe; toe (of a golf club)

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

2

since then; from that time; ever since

1

intercom; interphone

1

mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

3

with a clank

2

speaking voice; talking voice

1

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

1

small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature

1

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

1