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to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

1

crossing a river

2

hating; strongly disliking

1

fade-out; dissolve

1

blister; corn

1

to throw at; to turn; to raise

2

killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter

3

to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

2

bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived

1

to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower

2

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

2

combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)

1

term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals

3

date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days

2

light rain; drizzle

3

feeling keenly; fully realizing

5

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed

1

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

2

barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

3

please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

4

benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

1

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

5

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

1

to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

4

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

3

to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm

2

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

3

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

snapshot

1

two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)

1

photo frame (with stand)

1

to begin to speak

4

somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

2

unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

4

proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease

2

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

4

talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping

1

to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation

4

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

9

to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick

1

only recently; just of late

2

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

3

uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious

1