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proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

5

mafia

1

boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

5

root; basis; foundation

4

around the world; throughout the world

2

to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

7

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

7

schedule

3

to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

almost every day; almost daily

2

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

2

scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

4

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

1

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

1

to the end; to the last

5

to care for someone; to look after someone

1

to meet face-to-face

1

that; the matter in question

12

actio libera in causa; manufacturing the conditions of one's own defence (e.g. getting drunk in order to commit a crime)

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

2

prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

3

Sparta

1

heart; guts; nerve; central part

2

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

23

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

2

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

2

a bit more; a bit longer

3

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

2

so far as

2

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

11

spine; backbone; spinal column

1

sofa; couch

8

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

31

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

5

to take a breath; to take a short rest

2

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

2

man-to-man; one-to-one

1

to finish; to graduate

8

banquet or reception hall

3

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

2

(one's) age

1

seventy; 70

1

grandpa; granddad

2

robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

1