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timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated

1

hindrance; intrusion

4

apparent age (of someone); rough age

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

1

huge; big; enormous

2

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

3

slightly; faintly

1

thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)

1

make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer

1

relative; relation; kin

14

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

2

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

2

shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

1

territory

1

as if; as though

6

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

3

to settle down

1

on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)

1

document; papers

3

to discuss; to talk together

2

report; paper; reportage

2

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

3

description; account

1

to scan; to look over

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

4

low voice; whisper

2

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

1

relationship; relation

1

oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

1

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

1

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

1

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

1

grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness

1

with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

1

becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed

2

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

2

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

6

reference; consultation

1

what sort; what kind

2

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

1

each other; one another

1

to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts

1

exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response

1

science fiction; sci-fi; SF

3

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

1

to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

1

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1