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to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

1

few decades; many decades; several decades

1

leaving to chance; leaving to fate

1

bet; wager; stake; gamble

1

very likely; very probable

2

idealistic theory; unrealistic argument

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

2

to care for someone; to look after someone

2

human power; human strength; human effort; human agency

1

resources

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

1

troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle

1

evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge

1

in good health; alive and well; going strong

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

2

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely

1

end of an eyebrow

1

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

3

yes; that is so

1

prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion

1

each person

1

joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

2

directly opposite; right in front

4

resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

1

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

1

discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

2

each other; one another

1

to grow up; to become an adult

1

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

4

to give directions; to issue instructions

4

waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

2

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

2

clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)

6

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

1

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

7

(power of) imagination

1

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

3

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

1

judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

3

injury; wound

2

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

3

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)

1

word; remark; statement

2