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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

3

to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

2

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

3

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

2

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

5

intercept; interception; counter-attack

2

firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

1

method of operation; operating procedure

1

to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around

1

ability; performance; efficiency

1

another thing; exception; special case

1

to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)

5

determination; decision

1

control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

3

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive

1

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

2

to lean against; to set against

1

creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)

1

to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

1

to grasp tightly

2

to be sweaty

1

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

2

to rush over; to run up to

1

departure; takeoff

1

pedal

3

start

3

great speed; recklessly fast speed

3

going straight on; going straight ahead

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

6

loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles

1

gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

1

volt; bolt

3

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

2

state-of-the-art; cutting-edge

4

attitude control

1

automatic; intransitive verb

7

input

2

low speed; slow speed

1

running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)

2

stability; security; equilibrium

1

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

1

preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

1

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

1

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

6

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

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