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with a start; in a fright; alarmedly

3

(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

1

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

1

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

3

moment just before something happens; verge (of doing something); brink

2

granddaughter

5

taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed

3

to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get

4

promising without due consideration

2

with a thump; (hanging) straight down

4

to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at

2

counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.

2

dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit

1

lower floor

2

unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy

1

special make; deluxe

3

to fall ill; to be taken ill

1

health management; health maintenance; health care

1

pleasant talk; chat

2

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

1

guardian

4

to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan

1

consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

2

acknowledge; acceptance; admission

1

to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)

3

to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up

2

having no idea; having no clue

2

fiance; fiancee

16

view; outlook; prospect

3

to approve of

4

politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver

1

external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)

1

to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act

2

accepted; understood

1

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

1

one game (of go)

1

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

4

fiancé; fiancée

6

to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled

2

hey; hold on; come on

3

to engage in a heated discussion

2

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

1

to add (to); to add on; to append

2

ex-post-facto approval

2

to make a hit; to have a great success (e.g. in business, with a play, etc.)

1

person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world

3

the ways of the world; human nature

1

difference in social standing; difference in social position

3

misrepresentation; false statement

1

to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

2