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grinning; smirking

2

transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

2

as always; as usual

1

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

acute ear; good ear

1

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

6

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

9

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

1

to do someone in; to bump someone off

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

3

cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

1

uneasily; restlessly; erratically

1

to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself

1

self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)

1

evaluation criteria; evaluation standard

1

to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

2

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

1

couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

2

with a click; with a snap

1

hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

1

to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured

1

not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

1

disorder; disturbance; unrest

1

schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus

6

man who indulges women; gentleman; feminist

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

2

darkness; the dark

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

fourth

2

witch

1

idleness; inactivity

1

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

2

Celt

2

five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

1

relation; connection

2

guess; conjecture

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

useful; helpful

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

3

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

1

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

2

hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

1

occupation; calling; livelihood

1

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

1

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

1

book; volume

1

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

1