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bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

4

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

2

the teaching profession; education of laity

1

personality; character; individuality; personhood

2

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

9

to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

4

one's family (home) background (environment)

1

according to plan; as planned; on target

3

shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter

1

moderation; standard

2

(a) row; line

1

going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent

1

military discipline; military regulations; military rules

1

shopping district; shopping street; downtown

2

metropolis; big city

1

high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper

1

crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly

1

to distract one's attention

1

metronome

3

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

2

harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

4

gestures; gesturing

1

to be completely still

2

electric (goods)

1

tailor's (shop); dressmaker's shop; tailor; dressmaker

1

depiction; description; portrayal

1

mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark

3

to bring someone along

3

to badger; to pester; to beg

2

going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing

2

in order to do; for the purpose of doing

1

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

1

taste; palate; sense of taste

2

change (for a purchase); toilet splashback

2

small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination

1

useless; futile; vain

2

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

1

to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards

1

sulky look; sullen look

2

to wear extra clothes; to dress formally

4

northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland

1

playing in the snow

1

nostalgia

4

to find out; to discover; to detect

4

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

4

variation; variant pattern

1

freely; right and left; as one pleases

1

in the meantime; meanwhile

1

hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

1