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what minute; how many minutes

2

all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking

2

once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

1

big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage

2

cough; ahem

1

to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice

1

severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse

2

to sniff; to smell

1

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise

2

to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

2

putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

1

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

1

greedy

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

2

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

3

stepping back; drawing back

1

birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday

1

redoing; doing over again

4

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

1

reset; fresh start; new beginning

19

to remake; to rebuild

2

complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately

2

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

1

surroundings; circumference

1

allegory; fable; parable

1

to fall ill; to be taken ill

1

poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade

1

to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill

1

come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly

5

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

1

I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead

1

each floor

1

hairlines (on an engraving)

1

program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming

15

to form a pair; to pair up

1

fixed amount

1

(in) one's own way

1

this and that; one thing or another

6

key to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

5

arrangement

1

establishment; settlement

3

storage center; deposit; depository; repository; warehouse

1

resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness

1

cause; origin; source

3

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

1

theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics

1

same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity

1

the same rank; the same digit

1