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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

2

alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

3

each other; one another

2

to (do) like this

11

coexistence; living together

3

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

1

that day; the very same day

9

desk

11

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

1

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

3

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

1

Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern

1

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

21

approach of winter; approaching the coldest time of the year

2

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

7

your health and prosperity

1

my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

3

having said that; on the other hand

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

9

slow; weak-headed; dumb

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

3

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

2

letter; missive; note; mail

3

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

16

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

4

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

1

being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering

1

eyelid

37

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

15

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

3

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

33

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

19

pen

1

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

2

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

1

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

12

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

5

deep breath

6

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

1

breath; breathing; tone; mood

13

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

11

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)

2

season; weather

1

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

1

pleasure

1

utmost limit; extremity; result

1

to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

1