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to fade; to become dim

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make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

2

getting carried away; going too far; overdoing

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to wish to go well; to have good intentions

2

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

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the whole sky

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that's so, isn't it

2

bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve

2

high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

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consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

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as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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acquaintance

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that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

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to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden

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studio

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introduction; presentation; referral; listing

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to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

2

lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

2

person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider

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polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy

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to know something by direct experience; (lit.) to know through the skin

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

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this evening; tonight

1

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

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meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

2

to gather; to collect; to assemble

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thank you very much

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to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

3

axe; ax; hatchet

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to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

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to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out

2

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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to keep silent

2

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

closing of a school; closed school

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soon; in a few days

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to demolish; to tear down; to pull down

1

that's so, however ...

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owner

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to do

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ready consent

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to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

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contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition

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calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

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paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor

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