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crushing defeat

1

vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge

1

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

3

this and that; various things

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game

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

2

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

4

night; evening; dinner

3

to get late; to advance; to wear on

1

nine o'clock

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surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

3

single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

occurrence; happening; incident; event

3

diary; journal

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personal computer; PC

2

within ...; inside ...

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text file

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to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

2

daily routine; daily work; daily lesson

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

2

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

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concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

5

after dinner

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as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

2

short; brief

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sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

1

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

2

to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing

1

record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)

1

to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark

2

at times; occasionally

5

parentless; orphaned; parentless child; orphan

2

enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

2

something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary

2

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

1

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

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

2

strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar

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somehow or other

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

3

failure; mistake; blunder

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

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to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of

2

this

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knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)

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