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sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

2

to take a class

1

fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

2

coercive; overbearing

1

capture (of audio-visual data); screenshot

3

license; licence

1

division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing

4

new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer

2

strong pressure; heavy pressure

1

removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal

1

no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

2

deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

2

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

15

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

9

busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden

1

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

6

exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time

2

bell signalling that work, class, etc. has formally begun

1

adjusting one's makeup

1

slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down

1

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

2

damply; moistly; clammily; stickily

3

shoulder blade; scapula

2

spine; backbone; spinal column

1

after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post

2

Volvic (mineral water)

1

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

6

interferer; meddler; buttinsky

1

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

3

making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)

2

hurriedly; hurry-scurry; helter-skelter

2

dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing

1

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

6

to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat

1

deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep

1

barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty

2

chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)

2

highlighter (pen)

1

with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap

5

eyelashes

7

to cast a shadow

3

impudence; cheekiness; impertinence

1

stirring; slight movement

2

having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of

3

mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup

2

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

1

sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

3