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favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

2

ungrateful

1

recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting

1

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

4

brink; critical moment

2

to reach a situation about which nothing can be done

4

over one's shoulder

1

way of life

2

two minutes

15

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

3

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

2

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

4

fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

1

ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

3

reminder

3

joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

3

main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

3

to release

3

I have nothing to do with it

1

existential threat; life-or-death crisis

1

admirably; exquisitely; aptly

1

to lean against; to set against

4

poisoning; addiction

2

patient

2

feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear

1

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

5

manly; masculine; like a man

5

control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition

2

to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

2

arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation

2

erosion; corrosion

1

walk; stroll

3

to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

2

receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

1

connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence

2

ouch; ow; that hurt

1

soundproofing

1

starry sky

2

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

11

patrol car

3

arrest; apprehension; capture

7

prosecution; indictment

1

smile

4

to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

6

whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

1

border line

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)

6

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

2