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personal (employee); employed; retained

2

place; room; margin; scope

1

altogether; entirely

3

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

6

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

2

to collect; to assemble; to gather

8

elite unit; elite troop

1

dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

3

to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

5

witnessing; observing; sighting

2

world class

2

saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver

1

home position; origin; usual place (for something)

2

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

2

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

4

in person; personally; directly

4

fool; idiot; simpleton

2

problem child

1

to entertain; to make welcome

3

perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent

1

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

5

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

3

tea leaf; tea leaves

1

steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

2

the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual

8

to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

2

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

2

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

1

to form a group; to form a bunch

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

5

screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)

1

bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely

2

personification; impersonation; embodiment

1

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

1

every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world

1

death rate; mortality rate

3

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

4

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

2

assertion; declaration; affirmation

2

thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

1

my condolences

1

assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)

1

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

1

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

15

(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

6

fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers

1

intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

1