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something or other; one thing or another; this or that

2

to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext

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to be (doing)

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seeming happy

1

back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards

1

oaf; blockhead; stupid person; dunce; insensitive person

1

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

2

ticklish; embarrassing

2

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

2

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

1

exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

2

having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still

1

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

1

to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

1

place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off

1

expenses; disbursements

1

a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant

1

driver (of a vehicle); motorist; screwdriver; driver (club); (device) driver

1

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

bed; couch

1

(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)

1

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

2

prisoner; convict

1

bare feet

2

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

2

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

3

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

1

wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

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hare (esp. the Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit

1

to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court

1

elegant; graceful; refined

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

1

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

1

malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp

1

bullying; teasing

3

plasma

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pulverising

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exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable

1

action

1

genre; category; kind

1

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

1

course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment

1

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

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to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

3

deception; deceit

1

seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

1

basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

1

lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid

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