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directly opposite; right in front

4

on the road

5

gliding (through the air)

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

4

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

4

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

8

like; as if; the same as

4

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

8

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

4

splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

4

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

3

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up

9

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

9

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

1

meteor shower

2

low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing

2

to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

5

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

4

decision; settlement; definition

2

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

3

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

5

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

8

paper-thin (difference)

3

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

5

jump; leap; skip; bound

9

high in the sky

1

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

1

chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

2

counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)

4

obvious; transparent

1

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

6

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

19

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

2

military affairs

3

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

5

to hide; to conceal oneself

4

to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp

2

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

4

laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

1

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

3

surface of the earth; ground surface

3

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

13

top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar

1

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

2

elevated (structure); overhead

1

railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line

2