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cooling; refrigeration

3

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

1

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

1

(in) his way; peculiar to him

1

number of days; period of days; daily interest rate

1

solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself

1

worry; anxiety; concern

1

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

2

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

2

sound of the wind; voice of the wind

1

Taine

1

mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect

1

divining one's own fortune

1

to mail a letter

1

to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce

1

(in) one's absence

1

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

1

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

meaning; called; said

1

with a momentary flash of light

1

to guess; to conjecture; to surmise

1

November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

11

fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child

1

friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

1

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

1

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

1

year in, year out; always; 24-7

2

arena

1

extract; excerpt

1

library

1

to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in

1

gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

1

quarrel; dispute; argument

1

Maria of Tver

6

to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent

1

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

2

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

1

have a good day; take care; see you

1

new (musical) composition; new piece; new song

3

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)

1

weather; temper; mood

1

to be in a huff

1

Oh no; Oh dear

1

to fetch; to go and get

1

water mill

1

Sokoloff; Sokolov

3

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

1