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to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)

5

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

5

oh, yes?; really?

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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important person

1

limit; restriction

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

13

genuine article; real thing; real deal

4

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

3

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

4

single word; a few words; brief comment

8

world; society; people; the public

1

to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

3

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

12

quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

1

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

13

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

3

daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision

1

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

2

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

14

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

2

leader; authority; mainstay

1

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

1

all; everyone; everybody

7

double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice

3

unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

3

to breathe out; to exhale

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perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

3

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds

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to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

26

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

2

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

8

rampaging; raging violently; going berserk

2

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

2

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

3

to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

1

duty; role; function

3

possible; conceivable; likely; probable

1

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf

1

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

5

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

4

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

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