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to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

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I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

3

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

9

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

4

KO; knock-out

1

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

1

lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

1

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

1

comeback; recovery; restoration; rally

1

about this time; about now

1

belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone

2

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

2

talent; ability

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

10

already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more

5

don't you think?; indicates question

1

for this very reason; that is exactly why

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

1

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

1

well; now; then

1

how; in what way; how about

5

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

7

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

1

to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)

1

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

3

title match

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

2

until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

10

all; entire; whole; altogether

1

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

3

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

1

challenger

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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

1

midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

3

soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

1

gym; gymnasium

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to close; to shut

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this year

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to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down

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sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

2

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

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