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to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

3

conscious; deliberate; intentional

1

feeling of satisfaction

1

principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

4

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

scramble intersection; pedestrian scramble; X-crossing; diagonal crossing; intersection allowing pedestrians to cross simultaneously in any direction

3

red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger

1

deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

1

swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour

2

student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker

2

hero

1

to miss; to yearn for

1

to be able to conceal

2

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

1

to draw a line (between); to make a clear distinction (between); to settle (a matter) once and for all; to bring to an end; to take responsibility (for)

1

firm; strong; solid; stable

3

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

2

diligent; hard-working; industrious

2

anyhow; in any case

1

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

1

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

1

(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

2

to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort

1

to call a person's attention (to)

1

registry; entry; book-keeping; signature

3

autumnal tints; fall tints

1

winter clothing

1

way; road; way to ...; road to ...

2

stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person

1

person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting

1

to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment

1

creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare

1

in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with

1

looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view

1

review; rehearsal

1

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

2

to stray from; to get lost

1

to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

4

cultural

1

for some (unspecified) reason

2

to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

2

trusting too much; overestimating ability

1

to shine brilliantly

1

to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

4

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

1

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

1

geometric pattern

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stockings

1

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

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