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to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

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to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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one's habitual behaviour (behavior)

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

4

one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face

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rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

2

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

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real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

2

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

2

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

3

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

1

assortment; product lineup

1

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

1

waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)

3

suffix for familiar person

4

avant-garde

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money; metal

2

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

1

dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

auntie; older woman

3

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

1

transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above

2

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

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

1

aggressive; pushy; in-your-face

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

to take time

2

way; method; means; resource; course

1

boy; man; male

2

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

4

why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

2

patrol

3

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

2

uproar; disturbance

4

a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort

1

confinement

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pregnancy; conception; gestation

1

impression given by a painting or image

1

dash

1

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

1

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

2

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

2

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)

1

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

1

close; intimate; on good terms

1

aim

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