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by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

2

answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper

4

very careful; thoroughly prepared

1

protest; objection

3

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

1

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

1

narrow margin; slim margin

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

2

to be found; to be discovered

4

high rating; good reputation

1

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

2

self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

4

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

2

we

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(not) even once; (not) ever

6

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

4

to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

1

to kick down; to defeat

1

hereditary system; hereditary succession

2

(social) position; status

1

honor; honour; credit; prestige

1

job; work; duties; trade; skill

1

generation after generation; (for) generations to come

1

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

1

to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)

1

status

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

3

great mistake

1

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

2

study; pursuit of knowledge

1

overhasty; rash; premature

1

jealousy; envy

1

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

4

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

2

to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate

1

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

1

through a wall; on the other side of a wall

1

to make a speech; to address

1

reconfirmation; double check

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

not worth considering; out of the question

1

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

1

pessimism; disappointment

1

uneven results

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

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