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does not seem; unlikely; improbable

6

sympathy

1

playing house

2

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

1

divorce

1

intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

1

to assist; to help out

2

to select someone (out of many people)

1

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

1

long; drawn-out; very long

1

taking care of someone

1

very much; exceedingly; extremely

1

polite; courteous; hospitable

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)

3

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

1

to bring someone along

4

beckoning

4

jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling

1

yearned for; longed for; missed

1

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

2

trembling with fear

2

though; even if; whether ... or ...

2

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

4

banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping

1

racket; paddle (in table-tennis)

27

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength

3

to accord someone every courtesy

2

to take off one's glasses

2

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

2

mudslinging contest; mudslinging match

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

15

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

1

as far as I know

2

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

2

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

6

to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

5

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

2

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

2

moving tale; impressive tale

1

self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

1

contract; compact; agreement

3

unnecessary; needless

1

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

1

chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

1

putting into operation; invocation

4

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

5

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

4

to be sweaty

1

beforehand; in advance; previously

2