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superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian

4

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

4

to come to one's senses; to calm down

1

please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if

3

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

1

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

fortunately; luckily; thankfully

1

as far as I know

1

portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face

1

in that way; like that; that way

1

emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary

2

public corporation; public housing

1

hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8

2

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

1

tax; duty

2

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

1

quantity; volume; amount

1

reality

1

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

2

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

1

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

3

(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure

3

unfinished; in progress

1

to sniff; to smell

1

twelve o'clock; noon; midnight

3

reader; (website) visitor

6

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

2

to begin talking; to open up

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

3

biography; life story

2

pride; boast; credit (to)

1

absolute

1

noble class; nobility

1

to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)

1

sentiments; passions

1

(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive

1

the four seasons

1

appearance; expression; manifestation

2

lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)

1

to pay respect (to)

1

(political) power; authority; influence

1

financial power; financial means; wealth

1

service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free

1

nobility; aristocracy; peerage

3

servant; menial

1

employee; servant

2