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curve

2

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

2

plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish

1

two copies

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)

1

to follow in succession; to happen one after another

1

championship match

1

unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play

1

unofficial; unauthorised

1

concern; business

1

of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

3

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

6

literal meaning (of a word, etc.)

1

system administrator

5

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full

2

to play a leading role; to play a central part

1

to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly

1

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

1

pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous

3

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

3

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

1

to be reduced to ...

1

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

1

left eye

1

gasping

3

calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance

1

Red chip

1

squall; skoal; skol; cheers

1

beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal

1

minimum; minuscule; local minimum

3

hitting the target

1

staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance

1

error of judgment; miscalculation

1

eyesight; seeing

1

to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

1

to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry

1

to fling (away); to hurl

2

the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot

3

to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

1

storm; windstorm; gale

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

1

to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

1

give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose

2

to talk to oneself; to mutter

1

glad countenance; joyful look

3

to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy

1