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setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

3

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing

1

being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on

1

waste of time

2

unsuitable; inappropriate; improper

3

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

schedule; program; calendar

1

to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

1

(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)

2

exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment

2

lunch; midday meal

1

to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

1

to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)

1

growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history

3

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

7

black marketeer

4

gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out

3

to run a shop; to have a shop

2

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

6

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

2

to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone

2

to return a favor (favour); to repay

1

vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum

2

to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

2

person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired

2

influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following

1

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

12

true character; real nature

4

good deed; good conduct; benevolence

1

kind; tender-hearted; compassionate

3

to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

1

private residence

3

Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet

1

resident; inhabitant

3

to look old; to get old

6

ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large

1

presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

1

personal history

1

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

1

this family; our family; this house; we

1

being at home; being in

1

cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse

1

(telephone) receiver

10

wealthy merchant

1

luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

1

to hang down; to dangle

1

chandelier

2

Persian carpet

1

fine quality

2