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refusal; rejection

2

herald

6

with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap

1

obstruction of business; interference with business

2

you (plural); all of you; you all

14

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

3

possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control

3

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

2

harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination

1

behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

2

guidelines for action; personal principles

2

to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root

9

arrogant; haughty; insolent

3

(very) familiar; well-acquainted

1

trash; garbage; junk

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

17

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

2

overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team

6

timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated

1

or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said

2

guardian deity

3

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

to duck one's head

1

to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention

1

to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently

3

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

2

Godiva

1

duty of confidentiality

1

to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up

2

(younger) sister

2

database

1

birth date; date of birth; DOB

1

bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics

1

great success; huge success

2

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

2

total sales; total proceeds

1

itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification

1

cost; expense

2

to be profitable; to yield a profit

5

oops; uh oh; drats

2

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

3

game brain; damage to the prefrontal region of the brain caused by excessive playing of video games; theorized by physiologist Akio Mori

1

casual players; casual crowd; people in it for fun

1

countdown

3

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

3

colourful

5

deep blue; azure

2

to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling

5

light; lamplight

4

to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

1