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cruise; navigation; sailing

1

person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside

1

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

4

(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress

1

fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement

36

aiming too high

1

to select; to pick out

1

aquatic insect larva (esp. of caddisflies, mayflies, etc.)

2

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

2

to live in hiding; to live as a recluse

1

universal medicine; cure-all; panacea

4

manufacture; production

20

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

7

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

1

mimicry; mimesis; camouflage

11

know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

5

cashbox; till; cash drawer; rich patron; financial supporter; income source

1

implementor; author

3

good boy; good girl

2

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

3

self-analysis; autoanalysis

1

loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change

2

Pwo

1

unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will

1

with one's own hands

6

mental anguish; mental distress

1

Creator

2

say; well; um; er

2

stature; height

3

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

10

beginning of spring

1

(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)

2

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable

1

birthday

1

rustling of leaves; rustling of grass

2

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

2

mental health; mental hygiene

2

sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)

1

self-protection

1

prison; jail; gaol

2

exceptional; unusual

2

to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

1

one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

2

saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save

1

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

3

(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty

1

checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers

1

grammar

1

to cultivate a better understanding

1