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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

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pace

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be; is

2

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

2

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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to do as one likes

2

hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

1

well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

4

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

1

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

1

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

1

was

2

charging (electrically); electrification

1

fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

2

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

give-and-take

1

point-scoring; scoring Brownie points

1

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

1

smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

5

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

1

time and effort; trouble

1

average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually

1

political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état

1

somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

2

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

2

to gain in quantity

1

prediction; estimation

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

2

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

3

fee; charge; fare

1

thinnish; somewhat narrow

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

acquaintance; friend; familiar face

1

touch; contact

3

to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for

1

to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to

1

to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

2

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

1

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

2

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

1

to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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if; in case; supposing

2

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

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suspicion; charge

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1