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really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

3

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

2

the following evening

1

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

1

to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain

1

air-raid

2

ideological offense; crime of espousing dangerous ideas; political crime; ideological offender; thought crime

1

outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious

1

holy war; crusade

1

interest; rights; concession

1

to begin talking; to open up

2

inner harbour; inner harbor

1

exclusive; attached to; specialist

1

attendant; companion

2

a person without a single relative

1

many years

2

lonely

1

official; civil service

2

ambitious; motivated; willful

1

with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly

3

How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

1

thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker

2

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

7

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

3

accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)

1

shower

2

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

2

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

example; role model

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

1

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

1

soon; shortly; nearly; almost

2

coarse tea

3

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

2

busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway

2

busy (phone)

1

confrontation; showdown

2

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

before ... days (months, etc.)

2

to grow old; to age

1

quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient

1

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

2

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

30

without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately

2

must not; should not; do not

2

to commit a crime; to commit a sin

7

ordinary person; average person; mediocre person

1

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

2

reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)

1

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

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