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to take a class

2

not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady

1

tripod; three legs

1

(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)

2

wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

3

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

11

obstruction; hindrance

2

to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

1

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

4

to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame

1

say; well; um; er

3

bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)

1

one; one

1

glare; sharp look

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

3

sanity; consciousness; soberness

4

open; public; official; overt

1

history of; experience of

3

one year; some time ago

6

naval battle

1

shipwreck

2

Daedalus

3

general; shogun

5

good luck; fortune

7

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

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years later

2

ambassador

1

to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)

2

repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

2

continuation; continuance; going on; resuming

1

now is the time

2

best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity

1

area of ocean

5

ten times

2

to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter

1

pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance

2

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself

1

great delight; great satisfaction; rapture

2

one second

4

sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos

2

ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

2

seamanship; (the art of) navigation

1

to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

5

saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate

1

net; netting; web

2