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backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind

1

comfort

1

rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

2

vibration; vibrato; trill

1

to mumble; to mutter

1

beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)

2

to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

1

difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble

1

persistence; single-mindedness

1

obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

2

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

1

to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first

1

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

1

to pinch; to nip

1

smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

2

highest grade; top class

1

textile; fabric

1

inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing

1

deeply emotive; moving

1

synchronization; synchronized swimming

3

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

joke; gag

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

5

relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

1

firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

1

diagonal move (in the game of go)

1

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

1

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

1

recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo

1

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

great delight; great satisfaction; rapture

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

directly opposite; right in front

2

composition

5

sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

couple

2

both; together; jointly; simultaneously

1

resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)

1

defense; defence; protection

1

gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam

1

quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance

1

wailing; lamentation

4

to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

4

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

2

escape; evasion; flight

2

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

3

efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

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