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partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting

2

simple and clear; plain and simple

1

second half; latter half

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

publisher; publishing house; publishing company

2

sales strategy

1

piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl

1

publication

1

turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point

1

climax

1

first and second volume (e.g. of a book); volume one and volume two; book one and book two

1

prologue

1

digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else

2

be; is

1

next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)

3

having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about

1

engagement; betrothal

9

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

1

fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

1

breaking off an engagement

1

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing

1

amount; quantity; measuring; weighing

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

2

once again; yet again

1

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

1

not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD

1

awareness; realization; noticing

1

end of a book

1

counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

1

point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)

1

episode; anecdote; vignette; episode

2

difference; discrepancy; variation

1

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

2

ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

1

March; third month of the lunar calendar

1

this occasion; at this time; now

3

calamity; misfortune; disaster

3

to pay attention (to)

2

allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)

1

ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful

1

being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open

1

to do

2

cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking

1

elegance; refinement; grace; aroma

1

vestment; priest's robe

2

drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

1

crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care

1

to make one's rounds; to patrol

1

one month

1

less than; under; short of; insufficient; lacking

1