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to eat a mouthful; to take a bite

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mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make

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to play a leading role; to play a central part

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many; numerous; various; large number of

2

multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

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explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

1

easy to understand

3

in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover

1

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

2

remote control

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largish; biggish; a little bit larger

1

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

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loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

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closet

2

repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)

1

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

3

languid; listless

1

sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)

1

to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate

3

gist; main point

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

1

staying the night; lodging (at)

1

to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

1

gable

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bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness

1

to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply

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oh my god; how; what the; incredible

2

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

2

bull's-eye; the mark

1

interception (email); wiretap; bug

3

promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help

1

nursing (a patient)

1

return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

5

to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal

1

slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)

1

safety

2

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

1

suicide

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relative; relation

1

seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement

2

proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

1

correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform

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null

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stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

2

difficult to understand

2

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

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ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket

1

to let (feel) time pass

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to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

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