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to retighten

1

gasp; pant

1

hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm

3

to pick on; to tease

1

overestimation; overvaluing

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

1

price reduction; discount

1

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

3

bivalve

1

talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

1

congratulatory address

1

as far as the eye can see

1

plain; moor; prairie

1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

to draw a line

1

no loss or gain; coming out even

1

dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)

1

foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue

1

sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

2

having a dream

1

verbal promise; one's word

1

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

1

case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis

2

languidly; loosely

1

hastily made; improvised preparation

1

box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)

1

left side; left-hand side

1

right side; right-hand side

1

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

1

to overhear

1

cassette tape

3

analog; analogue

1

magnetic recording

1

magnet; compass

1

degradation over time; time-related deterioration

1

easy to make; easy to do

1

to find out

1

motor

1

magnetic tape

1

ashes (of the deceased); remains from cremation

2

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

2

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

2

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

2

deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out

1

to yearn for; to be in love with

2