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getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

2

concealment; suppression; hiding

2

being off guard; being defenseless

1

tactics; strategy

1

severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse

1

wrapping paper

1

paper bag

1

achievement of one's goal; goal achievement

1

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

1

curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal

1

protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support

1

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

1

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

2

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

1

mutual love

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in

1

radar

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one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

2

contagion; infection

1

personality; character; individuality; personhood

1

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

2

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

1

inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

1

hereabouts; around here

1

might as well

1

consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study

1

unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate

1

to hold a ceremony

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

1

interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

1

a help; an aid; some assistance

1

Leary

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

2

modern society

1

all on one's own

1

correct answer

1

price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)

1

main cause; primary factor

1

runaway child; youngster who has run away from home

1

to be suspicious (of something or somebody)

1

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

1

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

1

subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

1

practical use; application; conjugation; inflection

3

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

2

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

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