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in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

3

portion; section; part

10

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

2

to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention

2

belief; faith; conviction

2

to side with (someone); to support (someone)

1

nothing but; none other than

1

often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

1

wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

1

becoming dull; slowing down

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

5

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

2

to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

2

what

6

to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult

1

to label (someone as)

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

4

in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way

1

inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

2

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

1

front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context

1

each; (arch.) you (plural)

1

meat sauce; Bolognese sauce

1

pasta

1

cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

1

pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked

1

thick; bulky; massive; heavy

2

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

2

hero

1

-ish; -like

2

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while

2

linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction

1

so to speak

1

what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

3

prologue

2

original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series

4

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

4

expression; look; countenance; face

3

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

2

three times; thrice; third (interval)

1

to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)

3

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

2

swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

2

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

1

(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

1

flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming

1