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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

1

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

1

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

such ... as; or some such

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all on one's own

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indicates question

3

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

3

to hate; to dislike

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

5

cheek (of face)

2

vigorous; cheerful; assertive

1

young girl; lass; adolescent female

3

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

8

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

1

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

2

similarly; same (idea); same (name)

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

1

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

2

some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

1

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

1

to leave behind

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

so much; so; like that

1

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

6

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

3

if it's the case

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

2

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

2

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

1

to win; to gain victory

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-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

2

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

2

(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.

2

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

1

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

he; him; boyfriend

1

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

2

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

1

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

2

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

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to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

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female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

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