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clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

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just a little

3

feelings of guilt

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

3

school rules; school regulations

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

3

playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up

1

bourgeois

1

to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

1

commoner; plebeian

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

all facts (of a case)

1

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

1

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

4

tattling; telling on (someone)

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

4

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

2

horizontal banner

1

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

1

ago; since; before; previous

2

harassment; pestering

4

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

3

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

3

to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour

1

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

1

back street; back alley; off-street

3

brick

2

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

1

paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

1

to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

2

electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board

1

figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

1

primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)

1

quickly; calmly; intently

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

2

mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

1

neon sign

1

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

3

rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area

1

mood

1

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

3

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

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