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sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

4

to weaken

1

written question; questionnaire

15

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

1

grave; serious; alarming

2

(younger) sister

1

while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening

1

plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

2

break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop

2

a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

1

resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness

2

unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares

1

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

3

senior; elder; person older than oneself

1

if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...

1

to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

1

change in one's looks; change in one's appearance

1

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

1

like that; that way; thus

1

to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)

1

exploration; expedition

3

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

1

not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)

1

to accuse someone; to charge someone

3

(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

2

unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy

1

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read

4

with a collapse; with a slump

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction

1

sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note

1

laziness; lazy person

1

to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

2

to let in (fresh) air

1

to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew

2

three heads are better than two; three ordinary people together have great wisdom; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri

1

also called

2

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

1

rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date

4

affable; sociable; friendly

2

to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)

8

jealousy

1

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

2

unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

3

to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

1

not only

1

respect and affection; love and respect

1

souvenir

2