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to polish up; to shine up

6

taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains

1

being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something

2

breast pocket

1

arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization

1

base of the throat; bottom of the neck

2

down; fuzz; fluff

2

earmuffs (esp. for hearing protection)

5

under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed

1

ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual

4

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

3

matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue

1

drama; theatre; theater; play

12

ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà

1

peach (Prunus persica)

1

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

1

latter or second part

1

hiccup; hiccough

1

inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to

4

special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity

1

factor; factor; divisor

1

what is it?

1

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

2

undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child

1

farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land

4

hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

16

brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person

5

human face

1

communications infrastructure

1

sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)

1

large chorus

3

to well up; to burst; to arise

2

Swimmy

2

middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)

1

to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

11

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

1

to communicate

4

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind

7

ten times; tenfold

4

to lose consciousness

1

soft voice

1

to listen to in an ecstasy

1

Loch Ness

1

Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)

3

aquarium (building); oceanarium

1

yeti; abominable snowman

2

Darwin (Australia); Darwin (Charles)

1