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carving; engraving; sculpture

3

evening; dusk; twilight

2

sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish

1

end; close

1

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

18

character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

2

wood deck; wooden deck

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

to be tired of hearing

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

verbal message; word (from someone)

1

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

6

beach; seashore; seaside; coast

1

tradition; legend; folklore

9

reaching; attaining; arrival

1

foreign matter; impurities

4

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

this world; this life; world of the living

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

6

dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction

2

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

purity (of a substance)

2

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

3

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

1

courting; wooing; making advances

2

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

8

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

2

way of standing; dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)

1

reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

2

quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful

2

reference; consultation

4

looks

1

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

5

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

1

to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

1

to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

3

to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake

1

root; basis; foundation

1

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

4

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

1

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

2

stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture

2

chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing

6

the ... in question

1

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

1