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catch; playing catch

2

white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

2

sharp parting remark; parting threat

1

to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat

1

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

1

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

5

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

2

weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs

1

document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

17

encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

cave; cavern; den; grotto

3

search; quest; pursuit

1

risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

1

this much; this amount

2

silent prayer

1

deciphering; decoding

3

down to earth; reasonable

1

head; lead; vanguard; first

1

pedestal

8

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

1

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

1

to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)

1

navel; belly button

1

eccentricity; eccentric behaviour

1

bare rock; rock surface; rock face

1

projection; protrusion; lump; bulge

2

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

1

cold water

1

yessir; yes, sir

1

darkness

2

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

2

to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed

1

paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

1

to slip off

1

mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition

1

to drop; to lose; to let fall

1

voice; cry; shout

3

exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

1

small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings

3

piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

1

holding out a little longer

1

Pella

2

this one

4

nod; inclination of the head

1

frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)

3

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

1

bloomers; (girls') gym shorts

1

to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

2