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to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

1

to win; to gain victory

4

reflexive; reflecting

2

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

2

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

2

to shake one's head

2

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

1

bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost

4

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

4

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

2

to be at a loss for words

3

without permission; without notice

1

flustered; confused; panicked

1

to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes

1

cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

2

foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity

2

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

1

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

1

in that way; like that; that way

1

to burn; to get fired up

13

fantasy

2

novel; (short) story

1

phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)

3

phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)

2

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

1

being somewhat excited (agitated)

1

serious; not joking; straight

1

self-immolation; burning oneself to death; suicide by fire

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

to burn out

7

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

9

cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

1

sense of defeat

1

to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

1

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

hint

2

telepathic communication

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

2

to distract

1

to think of; to come up with

2

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

3

confrontation; showdown

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

1

invisibility

2

to disappear; to vanish

1