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to become an expert; to be master at

2

Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

3

to be too numerous; to be too much

12

ordinary person

2

daughter

3

large amount of money; great cost

5

present; gift

3

you (plural); all of you; you all

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in the end; at the end of the day

3

good person; virtuous person

1

over-fond parent; doting parent

1

to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood

3

that is to say; so that means

3

absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely

1

accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal

1

to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright

2

unexpected meeting; coincidence

4

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

6

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

18

Guinness; Gwyneth

1

matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case

16

principal's office

1

or; either ... or ...

3

to rescue; to free

1

separate building; outbuilding; outhouse

1

short way; shortcut

1

to fit; to suit

4

security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

2

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

4

outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

3

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

10

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

3

main question; real issue at hand

5

short; brief

4

chief; main; principal; major

3

table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

2

subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea

1

complete victory; total victory

2

inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

4

capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking

1

brains; brain tissue

10

to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design

1

as a child; when one was a child

6

being the only loser; losing by oneself

1

relative; relation

1

cousin (male)

1