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honorable certificate; honourable certificate

10

illustrated (with photographs)

1

now; come (now); well

9

stone; rock; pebble

3

pyramid

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

7

supporting role (actor); minor role

1

to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

4

searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)

1

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

5

to be gossiped about

1

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

2

to pursue

3

training; education; development; cultivation

3

ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics

1

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

2

protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support

2

ostentation; show; affectation

2

foreign matter; impurities

2

first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes

5

to shine; to glitter

3

stardust

1

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

8

making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt

2

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

4

to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers

1

to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open

1

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

18

completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp

1

sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness

2

taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration

3

(a place) out of one's reach

1

rather than (do ...)

4

to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on

2

forced laugh; forced smile

2

to grow old; to age

8

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

2

to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)

2

to date; as of now

5

end of a performance

1

to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

3

dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly

1

somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

1

to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

5

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

2

to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

8

to breathe

6

(doing something) in tears

1

being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

10

just a little

6