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one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work

2

go home; get out

6

nightlife; night amusements

1

conduct; behavior; behaviour

1

rustic; rude; vulgar; rough

1

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

5

naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid

5

rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck

1

junior high school student; middle school pupil

7

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

8

to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

2

marriage fraud; fake marriage

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

1

burst of laughter; roar of laughter

1

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

5

to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

5

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

2

to kick back (ball, person, etc.)

1

prudent; thoughtful; discreet

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

4

to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

1

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

3

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

2

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

1

advice

3

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

3

of all things

2

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

2

notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal

2

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

2

to happen to meet; to come across

1

flower bed

1

to water (a plant, a flower etc.)

1

watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can

3

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

49

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

4

such-and-such a place

1

innocent; simple-minded

5

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

16

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

1

to pitch forward; to fall forward

1

oneself; myself

6

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

1

flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple

2

to share

1

in search of; in order to look for

1

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

1

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

7

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

5