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about this time

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misunderstanding

1

decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

2

had better ...; had better not ...

2

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

2

physical strength; brute strength; arm strength

2

settlement; solution; resolution

3

pace; step

1

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

to be annoying; to be troublesome

1

discontent and grumbling

1

drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion

1

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe

1

awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

1

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

1

maturity; ripeness

1

things; everything

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

5

not so

1

to explain adequately; to be accountable

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

3

in the same way as; just like

2

to mimic; to imitate

1

to increase; to multiply

2

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

3

to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it

1

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

1

mother; wife

1

physical education; PE; gym (class)

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

4

one's mother

3

since when; from when; how long

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

3

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

national convention; national competition; national athletic meet

1

(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)

1

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

2

alone; by oneself; on one's own

6

pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead

1

to score a goal

1

the whole country

1

mock exam; practice exam; practice test

1

two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures

1

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

3

bright person; talented student; prodigy

1