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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

2

eleven o'clock

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

10

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

9

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

2

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

16

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

3

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

24

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

5

to answer; to reply

10

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

18

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

3

establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

47

impossible

16

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

43

objection!; question!

11

there is nothing

1

indictment; prosecution; complaint

9

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

10

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

5

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

21

denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

5

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

10

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

16

Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

1

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

11

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

1

end; close; termination

18

ouch

1

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

6

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

5

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

12

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

5

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

5

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

10

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

8

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

10

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

11

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

2

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

13

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

44

reason; pretext; motive

27

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

37

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

50

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

50

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

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