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hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes

1

well; now; then

1

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

1

hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

3

to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

1

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

to prostrate oneself before

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

2

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

2

right of veto

1

proposal; offer; request; application

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

3

each place; various places

1

water well

2

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

2

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

1

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

2

phew; whew

1

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

2

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

1

to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

1

composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation

1

to finish; to graduate

2

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

4

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

1

chance (of success); odds

1

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

2

same level; same extent

1

charm; magical tool

6

otherwise; or else; if not

1

to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

1

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

1

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

1

victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

1

to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

10

genius; prodigy; natural gift

1

to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

1

immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

1

regret; repentance; remorse

4

thanks; gratitude

2

to avenge oneself

1

rim; brim; edge; brink

1

knife

1

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

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