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to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel

4

to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace

1

wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

3

wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

2

zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh

4

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

4

café au lait

3

to taste; to try (food or drink)

7

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches

1

slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

1

business world; business circles; (the) industry

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

2

because

1

to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of

1

little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe

1

dazzling; radiant

1

while studying; presently studying

2

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

1

like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else

1

explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting

2

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

5

to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down

1

failure story; horror story

1

beauty

3

latte art

1

to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly

1

fainting; swooning

1

waste of time

3

same generation; one's generation

2

to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

1

influence; clout; leverage

1

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

1

long and narrow

1

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

5

notes; comment; remark; annotation

1

writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)

2

subserviency to the stronger

1

friend; acquaintance

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

2

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

1

confectionery making

1

penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task

2

spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit

1

to worry

1

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

3

for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

2

to have a hard time of it

1