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calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

7

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

8

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

2

total idiot

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

3

to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

1

absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

1

unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue

1

understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom

1

acting ability; talent as a performer

2

starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part

2

prize; award

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

5

seasoning; flavour; flavor

1

letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.

1

to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount

1

beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)

3

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

1

to pout

1

to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

4

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

2

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

4

open-mouthed

1

freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)

6

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

1

to look upwards; to look up

2

February; second month of the lunar calendar

2

January; first month of the lunar calendar

2

to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)

2

months (period of)

1

to throw up; to vomit; to divulge; to reveal; to confess

1

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

3

natural voice (without a microphone)

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

3

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

and; although; but

1

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

3

sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)

3

switch

5

for your information; I'm telling you

2

to keep a watchful eye on

3

home cooking

2

stir-fried vegetables

4

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

2

kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

1

scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

1

crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby

2

used article (esp. clothes)

1

provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

3

day after day; day in and day out; every single day

1