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self-deprecating; self-mocking

1

silver-rimmed

1

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

12

clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate

1

seedy-looking; thin

3

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

6

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

1

fund-raising; fund collecting

1

opposite; reverse; contrary

2

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

1

audience; attendance; hearers

4

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

4

the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

1

lecture; discourse

2

uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

1

way of reciting; way of telling a story

1

objective

1

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

1

question and answer session

1

participant; entrant

2

alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner

12

physics

4

idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn

2

to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

1

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

2

daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments

2

to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)

2

shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

2

income; receipts; revenue

3

to see through to the finish; to be seen to the end

1

to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

2

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

4

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

3

thank you

2

we

6

breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure

1

one's way back; one's way home

3

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

2

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

6

fish hook

2

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

14

next month

1

similar

1

to go to; to proceed to; to leave for

5

month after next

1

beyond that point; after that

8

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

personal; inter-personal

1