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to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

6

shooting; sniping

4

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

2

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

chance; opportunity

2

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

3

training; drill; practice; discipline

2

cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)

1

(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

3

bullet; shot; shell

1

silence (not speaking); muteness

2

good

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

3

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

2

aluminium can; aluminum can

2

to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

2

one side

1

opposite side; opposition

2

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

1

experiment

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

2

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

4

patterns of thinking; train of thought

1

waste of time

1

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

2

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

3

answer respectively agreement or disagreement

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

triumphant pose assumed by an athlete

1

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

1

desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

1

second-year student; biennial

1

friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like

1

oil

1

bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy

1

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest

1

cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

3

passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

in one's own way or style

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

1

manner; style

1

big; large; great

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for your information; I'm telling you

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younger sister

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

1

afternoon; p.m.

1