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sunshine; sunlight

2

reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

3

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

2

beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

1

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

2

forty; 40

3

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

4

to get a late start

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

1

waste; extravagance

2

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

3

persuasion

3

to sell at a high price

1

permanent; lifelong

1

trauma (usu. psychological)

2

candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

1

suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly

5

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature

1

short bob (haircut)

1

lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

15

colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial

7

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

4

known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

21

empress

28

inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple

1

naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding

1

nickname

2

sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time

1

nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name

3

due form; official; formality

5

warning sound

1

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

2

to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

3

escape; getaway; evasion

1

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

3

break in the deadlock

2

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

3

to grumble about something (trivial)

1

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

1

conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

3

not necessarily so; is not always true

1

personal information

3

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

2

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

to push (something) against

7

to push back

2

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

2

general; overall; across-the-board

1

alliance; union; league

1