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serious; severe; grave; acute

5

generally; as a rule

1

simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

1

fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive

1

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

2

to escape

5

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

2

merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

2

each nation; many nations; many countries

5

supervised; under surveillance

1

large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

2

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

1

to sniff; to smell

1

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

1

intention; aim; design

7

mass communication; mass media

3

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

3

convenient

1

open-mouthed

1

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

1

decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

1

moving into (house)

2

reporter

2

gestures; gesturing

1

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

1

impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

2

wherein; therein; thereinto

3

videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme

1

program (e.g. TV); programme

1

New Year's Eve; end of the year

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

1

tremendous; immense

1

screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

4

today; this day

1

advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

8

work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

1

subsidiary (company)

1

paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage

1

project

3

overlapping; piling; stacking

1

security for a loan; collateral

1

selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)

1

to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle

1

wipe out

1

ad banner

1

news website; news site

5

large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)

2

fluent; flowing; elegant

1