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as (someone) says

4

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

2

word; vocabulary

2

one's mind

3

pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

to shake off

3

to be worried; to be troubled

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

7

at present; now

1

pending question; unresolved problem

2

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

3

obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

5

evidence; proof; witness

2

completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)

4

nervousness; oversensitivity

1

bodyguard; escort

1

to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

1

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

2

how; in what way; by what means

3

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

2

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

5

point-blank range

2

encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

2

is not; am not; are not

4

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

3

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

2

third

16

captivity; imprisonment

1

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

1

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

3

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

2

hence; for that reason

3

within the school

2

practising martial arts; training in martial arts

8

place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

8

particle; grain

1

sand; grit; fine gravel

2

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)

1

to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)

1

principle; theory; fundamental truth

1

erosion; corrosion

1

beach

1

swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths

1

security police; special police; special; TV special; 78-rpm record; standard play (VHS recording speed); SP

2

it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

3