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jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery

1

stamp; seal

2

lines of the palm (in palm reading); appearance of the palm of the hand

1

pottery; earthenware; ceramics; porcelain

9

to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in

6

Chinese cooking; Chinese food

1

pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"

2

eye doctor; ophthalmologist; oculist

1

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial

5

unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions

1

earthenware (ceramic) bell

2

tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

4

to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

1

to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down

1

easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely

2

all one has; all one's possessions

1

timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated

1

grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man

3

sly

3

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

matchless; peerless; unequaled; unequalled; unparalleled; unrivaled

1

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)

1

aphrodisiac; love potion; philter

1

price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

5

tenth; tithe

4

exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate

2

to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage

1

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

1

to be profitable; to yield a profit

1

amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic

1

gums; gingiva

3

waxwork

2

to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless

1

performance fee (for an actor, singer, etc.); appearance fee

4

songstress; diva

2

to uncork a bottle

2

food poisoning

3

food

2

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

3

the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)

1

Houbokushi

2

detailed; minute

1

scales; weighing machine

1

handling; manipulation

3

amount; quantity; measuring; weighing

1

to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

1

quartz

1

orpiment

1

mica; isinglass

2