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with a friendly grin; smilingly

5

making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)

1

to take one's eyes off

2

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

9

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

2

to be needed; to be wanted

17

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

37

good humour (humor); good mood

1

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

6

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

13

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

2

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

10

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

37

return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)

2

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

12

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

12

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

17

as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

2

inspection; examination; checking

3

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

2

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

5

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

23

something; some kind of; for some reason

7

with a start; with a jump

4

to stop walking; to pause

16

is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

6

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

4

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

11

pocket

1

palm (of one's hand)

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to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

11

several steps

3

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

3

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

7

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

13

to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to

1

to look into; to peer in

25

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!

7

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

4

underhand

1

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

22

to throw back

1

danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

3

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

7

question; query

6

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

12

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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