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about noon

1

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

1

the second time

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one year and a half

3

father

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to jump up to one's feet

1

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

1

to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

2

ridiculous; odd

6

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1

fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

1

unexpected; surprising

2

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

7

this sort of

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unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

2

lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

7

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

2

numeral; figure; digit; numeric character

2

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

2

then; well then; if so

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

7

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

2

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

4

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

12

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

2

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

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sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

2

several minutes; a few minutes

2

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy

4

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

6

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

experiment

3

trainee

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

8

anecdote

1

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

2

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

3

to meet face-to-face

3

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

3

fame; reputation; renown

1