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taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

3

to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone

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division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)

2

human; personal

1

to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

3

elite

2

group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)

1

forty; 40

2

seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

dawn; daybreak

3

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

1

table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

1

following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with

1

ideal; ideals

1

tomorrow; near future

1

noon; midday

1

most satisfactory

1

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

1

half day

2

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

1

active; dynamic; behavioural

1

self-deprecating; self-mocking

1

to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

1

ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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advantage; benefit; profit; interest

2

even if ...; even supposing that ...

1

offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff

1

to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else

1

honor; honour; credit; prestige

2

death in battle

2

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

1

secret; private; surreptitious

1

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

1

to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude

1

in addition

1

no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)

2

extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious

2

(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

2

consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding

2

point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt

2

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

3

to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

1

regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition

1

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

1

striking; remarkable; considerable

2

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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