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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

3

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

art of conversation

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equality; impartiality; evenness

2

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

1

exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

3

ability; faculty

1

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

2

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

3

knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

1

close to the ear

2

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

2

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

2

plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode

1

good humour (humor); good mood

1

both shoulders

5

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

3

come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

1

robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

1

remote control

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

contrast

1

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

1

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

4

too few; too little; insufficient

1

tedious; boring; being fed up with

3

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

3

acceleration; speeding up

1

why; how

1

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed

4

position

3

new; fresh; novel

2

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

2

child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face

2

fate; destiny; lot

1

nostalgia; homesickness

1

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

1

smiling; grinning

1

roughly

1

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

1

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

9

photography event; photo session; photo shoot

1

to get over; to forget

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door; gate; opening; title page

4

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

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graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

3

to pass (of time); to elapse

2

hey there; I say; see here

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