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to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

2

fatal wound

2

to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best

1

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

1

employee

11

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

2

criticism; critique; review; commentary

2

failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade

1

interference; meddling; butting in

1

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

1

to touch the vital point

1

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

1

(dead) body; corpse

2

superhuman strength

1

commercial value; commodity value; marketability

1

harmful animal

1

criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something

2

to go to; to proceed to; to leave for

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

2

appointing to a responsible post; making much of

1

transactions; dealings; business

1

nourishment

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

4

to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

1

source of protein; protein source

1

purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment

1

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

1

to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with

2

safety; security

1

example; role model

1

to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

1

cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable

1

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

1

small scale

7

to happen to hear; to overhear

3

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

5

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

2

good luck; fortune

3

to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

1

war preparation

2

safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)

2

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

2

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

3

to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into

1

to smash; to break

2

to pay attention; to be watchful

2

to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with

1

adoration; admiration; devotion

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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