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how many times

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leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

2

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

2

outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider

1

please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

1

gesture; charades (game)

1

inscrutable; unmeasurable; unpredictable

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formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

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to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

3

(not) even with; (not) even using

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(one's efforts) not being enough; not succeeding (despite one's best efforts); not being up to the task; being beyond one's ability

1

not just once; more than once; many times; again and again

1

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

2

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

1

scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development

3

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

1

development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)

3

generation

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halberd

4

majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance

1

to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully

2

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

1

spotlight; close observation

1

living; livelihood

1

evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress

1

gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

1

to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around

1

to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on

1

defeat; lost battle; losing a war

1

data; datum

1

picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction

1

to learn; to study; to take lessons in

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to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine

1

legitimate; orthodox; traditional

1

genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree

1

versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

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specialized; specialised; boutique

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

1

repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)

1

inconvenient

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explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

1

to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)

1

to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

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that's the way it is; such is life

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to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

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

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