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to soothe and humor; to coax

1

(feeling of) hunger

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to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat

2

abundant harvest; bumper crop

1

complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious

1

appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event

1

patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering

1

random; random sampling

1

little house; my humble home; snail shell

1

distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification

1

sign; symbol; mark

2

convention; tired tradition; old custom

1

high; noble; refined; advanced

1

consists of; comprises; is made up of

2

making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)

1

thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)

3

archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language

1

resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy

1

common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)

1

translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

7

landslide; landslip

1

ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification

1

dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

1

landscape painting

1

sketch; sketching

2

methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

1

to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group

2

self-denial

1

to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun

1

announcement; notice

1

(written) invitation; letter of invitation

1

balance; equilibrium

2

how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly

1

payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner

1

cession (of territory)

1

generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal

1

deposit; earnest money

1

foresight; foreknowledge; divination

1

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

1

hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build

3

limited; limiting; restrictive

1

rationalization; justification

1

end of a sentence

1

safety administration; safety control; safety management

2

official uniform; official dress

3

big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage

1

very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event

1

relaxing; relaxation

1

downcast look

1

cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)

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