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being fond of children; person fond of children

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what is it?

3

mixed; mingled

2

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

2

study; research; investigation

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the very best; excellent; superb

1

one hour

1

risk

1

minimum; at the very least

3

in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

1

bloodshed

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

1

to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint

1

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

1

to smash up; to defeat crushingly

1

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

1

to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

2

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

1

strange voice

1

within; inside of; less than

1

insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless

2

pigeon; dove

1

to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

1

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

1

pale; pallid; wan; pasty

1

to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far

1

ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

1

rumor of a romance (rumour)

1

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

2

borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

1

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)

1

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

1

of no interest; not interested

1

obvious; transparent

1

severely; harshly; utterly; terribly

1

sheet metal; metal plate

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

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