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to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage

1

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

3

target; objective

1

operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution

4

this and that; various things

1

falling asleep in one's clothes; lying down to nap; crashing out

1

superstar

4

to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death

2

webcast; web broadcast; Internet distribution; online distribution

1

re-; again

1

imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica

1

sequel; continuation

1

polygon

2

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

newly released music; new release; new sheet music; new score

2

west coast

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

3

as far as I know

1

composition (of music); setting; writing music

1

fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up

2

astronomer

3

to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch

1

boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

1

Malaysia

1

personal history; background; career

1

official announcement; proclamation

1

should not be; must not be

1

Showbiz (album)

1

greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious

1

swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

1

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

2

still; even now; to this day

1

something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment

1

that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that

1

strike (i.e. industrial action)

1

(air traffic) controller

2

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

4

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

strike (i.e. industrial action)

1

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

1

labor; labour; work; Labour Party

1

side

1

space flight

3

mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)

1

final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due

1

pregnant woman

1

public works; public-works projects; public utilities

1

all over; all over the place; everywhere

2

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

6

in the end; after all is said and done

1