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to encamp; to take up positions

2

VIP; very important person

3

singer

3

athlete

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comedian; comic

1

scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning

2

invitation

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

2

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

4

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

2

to take command; to give direction

1

command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)

1

to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)

2

facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)

1

to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd

1

breadwinner; biggest earner

1

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

1

coming; going

1

to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

1

just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way

1

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

1

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet

3

mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

1

one grade; first-class; primary

1

entertainer

1

to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange

3

gallant; dashing; jaunty

2

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

2

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

2

cheer; shout of joy

1

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

1

flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power

1

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

1

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

2

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

to become settled; to be fixed

1

flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

2

how many times

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

1

backstage

1

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

2

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit

1

doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness

1

maximum; extreme; utmost

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to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

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