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to take a picture

3

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

1

sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship

3

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

1

swift current; rapids

1

entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses

1

waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time

1

conclusion

2

waiting one's turn

1

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

1

fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity

1

notes; instructions

1

gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)

4

assist; assistance

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

going together

1

smoothly; glidingly

1

grimace; sullen face

1

how others look at you; what others think about you

1

scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

2

speed; velocity; pace; velocity

2

stay; sojourn

1

to prepare for death; to get ready to die

1

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

4

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

4

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1

to mean

1

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

2

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

1

whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

4

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

2

jumping to a wrong conclusion

1

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

trifles; minor details

1

to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve

3

two by two; by twos; as a couple

1

at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

2

to rack one's brains

1

to lend a hand; to help

2

to be to the point; to be pertinent

2

responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution

1

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

1

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

2

concrete example

1

nosebleed

1

stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

3

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1