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deliberation; discussion; consideration

4

red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing

1

setting a place; setting the table

4

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

2

fast walking; semi-jogging

2

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

2

one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve

1

likely loss; probable defeat

1

stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock

2

white wine

3

model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

1

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

1

fish-based cooking; fish dish

1

to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate

10

to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

4

innocent; cherubic; childlike

3

(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

1

second half

1

to drink too much

2

to behave well (of a child)

2

upper limit; supremum

1

big prize; first prize

2

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

7

quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)

2

snack (to have with a drink); side dish

2

rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)

1

prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

1

oral; verbal; spoken; parol

1

(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)

6

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

1

abundant; rich; ripe; mellow

1

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

2

to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep

4

principal; main; important; fashionable

1

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

2

fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling

1

to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down

3

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

5

spearmanship

1

quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely

1

absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite

2

journal of one's travels

5

great person; eminent figure

1

legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

2

technical book

1

study; library; den; home office; reading room

2

to regret

4

leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal

1