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half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer

2

seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

3

wheat flour

4

to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again

1

to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage

2

manic depression; mood swing

1

trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope

4

groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)

4

adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant

2

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

4

sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed

1

to hear of; to learn of

2

solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness

2

relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; nonchalant (during an emergency); unconcerned; unperturbed

1

(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?

1

to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

2

feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

2

last train (of the day)

3

to shake off

8

representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world

3

(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first

3

lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss

1

(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person

4

to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

1

to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered

2

wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

3

insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith

1

new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

1

maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)

1

improvement; reform

3

corrugated

1

walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

3

aircraft

3

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

3

(small) boat

2

texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food

1

full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly

1

starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)

1

plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme

1

well curb consisting of wooden beams crossed at the ends; pattern resembling the symbol #; parallel crosses; number sign; hash

1

to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

1

of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying

1

the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

2

sunrise; half-melon shaped bun

2

alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)

1

what; why; how

1

hot topic; talk of the town

3

trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype

1

advance payment; money paid in advance

1

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow

2