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feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service

2

to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished

1

end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre

2

good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show

1

to give something weight; to give something dignity

1

that's the way it is; such is life

3

three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

2

international border dispute

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

4

citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use

1

awarding; conferment; granting; presentation

1

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

1

reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

1

(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself

7

in the meantime; meanwhile

1

suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age

2

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

2

duty; obligation; responsibility

4

bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

4

disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

4

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

2

society; public; community; social studies

3

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

sense of values; values; value system

2

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

2

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

1

to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)

1

to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)

2

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

1

the exact opposite

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

2

as you know; as we know

1

second marriage; remarriage

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

1

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

2

reading and writing

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

2

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1

word; vocabulary

2

many; much; plenty; hardly

1

to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

1

process; course; mechanism

1