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to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

5

to increase; to multiply

9

safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)

5

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

44

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

1

this morning

4

peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades

3

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

1

to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

4

plural; multiple; several

3

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

13

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

1

to make an enemy (of); to antagonize

3

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

8

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

4

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

4

to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

9

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

7

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

3

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

2

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

4

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

10

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

13

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

14

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

4

judge

7

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

7

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

36

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

1

bribe; sweetener; douceur

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

4

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

6

splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

10

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

2

(not) merely; (not) simply

1

to sell

5

outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

7

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

6

simply; merely; only; solely

3

baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

10

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

7

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

2

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

4

exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit

3

inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

1