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operating (e.g. of trains, cars); running; working

1

test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal

13

so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

4

internal medicine; department of internal medicine

1

to spend time (on doing something)

8

training (animals); breaking (animals)

1

prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration

2

(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings

1

developmental stage

1

at many levels

1

versatility; multiplicity of use

1

talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful

1

generalist

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

2

accumulation; accumulate; store

2

one field; a division; a branch (e.g. of study, etc.)

2

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

9

specialization; specialisation

4

the former; the first

4

to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions

2

swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

2

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

1

hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

1

grinning; smirking

3

elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

3

outrageous lie; outright lie

1

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

5

enshrinement; installation (of an image)

2

guess; conjecture; supposition; inference

8

by your leave; with your permission

1

unnecessary; needless

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

return; coming back

5

one's way (ahead); one's path

2

without permission; without notice

2

dawn; daybreak

5

removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation

1

to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

1

smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it

1

had better ...; had better not ...

16

voluntary; optional; free; elective

2

unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

1

generation

1

qualitative difference; disparity; gap

2

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

2

hostility; antagonism; opposition

12

deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out

2

bylaws; by-laws; detailed regulations

1

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference

4