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appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

3

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle

1

to rock; to shake; to swing

5

determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will

2

quiet; still; calm

3

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

2

anniversary of the establishment (of)

1

fire; conflagration

19

closing; closure; shutdown; lockout

4

departure; leaving; going away; recession

3

as soon as; right after

1

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

1

(committee) chairman; president

5

burned down; entirely destroyed

2

east

37

house; hall; building

5

second-year student; biennial

3

lodging house

2

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

3

truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

3

scandal

2

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

arson; setting fire

7

to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

1

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

2

secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)

1

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

1

oh; ah

4

quarrel; dispute; argument

1

breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation

1

for convenience; as a matter of convenience

1

naming; giving a name; designation; nominal

1

questionable; doubtful; suspicious

1

divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

1

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

3

to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit

4

paper-knife

3

made of silver

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

2

excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem

2

unnecessary; unneeded

5

document; official papers

5

sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint

1

to emit smoke

1

to burn out

2

(in) one's own way

1

there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

5