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necessity

1

glancing (look)

1

to glare at; to scowl at

1

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

1

with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill

1

cowardice; timidity; bashfulness

1

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

2

uh-oh; oops; sorry

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

emotional; sentimental

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

(not) even once; (not) ever

1

to become clumsy; to miss one's aim

1

to grimace; to make a wry face

1

skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument

1

to behave modestly

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to put back in a good mood; to cheer up

1

to settle down

1

cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

2

to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

1

to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

1

as one promised

1

to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one

1

relation; connection

2

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

1

low-level

1

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

1

showy; ostentatious

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

2

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

minimum; at the very least

2

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

pure love

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

1

background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

generally speaking; in a broad way

1

base (military, expedition, etc.)

3

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

1

ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

2

limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)

2

change; alteration; transmutation; mutation

1

system

5

equilibrium; good balance; poise

1

to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible

1