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if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose

2

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best

2

research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party

1

organization; organisation; forming

2

should do; ought to do

3

that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!

3

suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

1

distant thunder

2

like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...

1

to rain incessantly; to downpour

1

fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies

1

lightning strike; lightning bolt

1

at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly

4

to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out

1

one word

1

to fly in the air

10

huge body; large build

5

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

6

to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

3

edged tool; cutting instrument; knife

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

4

fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

4

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

1

cloud

4

off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

1

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc

1

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

2

to fly away; to flee away; to scatter

3

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

3

classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

4

to sit in a row; to be arrayed

2

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

2

bipolarization; bipolarisation

1

end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot

1

electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond

1

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

sudden change; upheaval

1

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

1

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

1

seller; selling side; method of selling; art of selling

1

sales strategy

1

but; however; although; though

2

(teacher's) platform; podium; dais

2

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue

1

standing up

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

2

thank you

1

class representative

2

order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

1