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competition; contest

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prize-winner; recipient (of a prize, award, etc.)

3

colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

1

at regular intervals; evenly spaced

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

1

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

1

staff; stuff; stuffing; filling

1

to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate

2

friend; acquaintance

1

to come and see (someone, something); to visit

1

layout

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

2

to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

1

to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

1

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

1

genre; category; kind

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

1

grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict

1

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

1

senior high school; high school

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uniform

3

tie; necktie

1

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

1

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

1

to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say

1

jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

3

uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

1

(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route

1

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

1

doing whatever one pleases

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

3

should time and circumstances permit

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to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

1

to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

1

obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

1

examiner; judge

2

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

1

connection; pull

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

1

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

2

to pass (examination)

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miracle; wonder; marvel

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big prize; first prize

3

semi-; quasi-; associate

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being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning

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