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oh, yes?; really?

3

various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

2

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

1

whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course

1

victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck

1

good luck; fortune

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

2

guarantee; security; assurance; warranty

1

nowhere

1

to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)

1

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

1

cherry tree

1

fate; destiny; lot

2

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

1

emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)

1

tragic but brave; heroic; grim

1

debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark

1

running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act

1

decision; determination; resolution

3

face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

2

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

4

leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

2

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

2

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

1

place; position; location; position; standing; status

3

generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

2

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

1

opposite shore

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

5

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

2

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

1

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

3

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

1

every night

1

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

1

exception

1

someone; somebody

6

to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)

5

accurate; correct; precise; exact

3

it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...

1

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

6

user; consumer; employer

4

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

11

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

2

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

5

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

2