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counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

3

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

2

asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)

1

be; is

3

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1

kebab

1

in addition

1

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

1

brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon

1

Amazons

2

people

1

foreign country

1

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

1

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

3

about medium

1

though; even if; whether ... or ...

1

dust; one ten-billionth

1

guard; girder bridge

1

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

supercompensation; overcompensation

1

source; origin

1

this morning

3

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

1

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

1

talk; conversation; dialogue

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

2

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

1

small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude

1

remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

1

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

8

fantastic; fanciful

1

false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

1

one cause; one reason; one factor

1

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

1

great pair; well-oiled two-man team

1

weekend

1

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

1

male friend; man friend

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

5

communication ability

1

It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch

1

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

1

age; years

2

not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following

1

selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf

1

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

1

preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)

1