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spaghetti

1

to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

2

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

1

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

1

subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

5

to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)

1

to repeat; to do over again

5

should do; ought to do

1

parent and child

4

comedy

1

age difference; disparity in age; age gap

1

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

3

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

2

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

4

to need; to call for; to require

2

to say; to speak; to tell; to be called

1

paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance

1

no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

1

all members; whole army

1

several hundred; hundreds (of)

7

large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth

1

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

4

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

1

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

2

raid; attack; assault

3

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning

2

outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist

2

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

3

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

3

to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout

2

to overeat

1

grammar

1

boy; juvenile; child

2

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

2

waist; waistline; waist measurement

1

to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily

1

navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

1

hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary

1

limbs; arms and legs; body

1

to be led by; to be headed by

1

purity; chastity

1

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

1

to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

1

at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

1

collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict

1