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indirection; indirectness

4

something; something or other; something something

4

bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan

1

to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

2

(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

1

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

4

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

1

reply; answer

1

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

10

porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice

2

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

2

suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically

1

pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

12

email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone

2

unexpected; unforeseen; accidental

1

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

4

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

continuous shooting (photography); consecutive shooting; rapid shooting

2

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

7

chaos

1

how long; how much; to what extent

1

compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

2

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

3

gluttony

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

1

to be able to manage somehow or another

4

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

4

rapid-fire

2

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

2

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

8

chopsticks

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

5

in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

2

to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

1

to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium

1

to stare back at; to look back at

2

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

2

after

2

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

2