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thank you; thanks

2

aunt; old lady; ma'am

4

shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

1

to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp

2

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

53

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

32

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

6

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

2

woman; female; feminine gender

28

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

14

to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

5

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

14

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

4

tone (of voice); manner of talking

9

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

2

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

1

really; truly

32

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

39

to experience

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

8

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

5

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

4

soul; spirit

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

18

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

11

wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

6

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)

2

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

6

bad smell; stink

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

2

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

3

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

2

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

5

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

27

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

16

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

2

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

13

disgusting; repulsive

3

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

3

overwhelming

1

presence (impressive quality)

2

front; frontage; facade; main

1

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

2

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

4

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

10

left shoulder

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

2