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sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

2

how many years; how long; what year

2

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

4

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

4

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

4

proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)

3

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

6

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

3

assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary

1

sensible; sensuous; intuitive

4

technical side

1

overwhelming

9

useful; helpful

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

1

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

1

just one person; only one

2

to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)

1

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

4

realistic; pragmatic

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

2

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

3

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

3

total; sum; aggregate

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

2

nuance

6

if so; in that case

3

same meaning; synonymy

1

to make an appeal; to urge

2

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

6

partner

1

nowhere

3

clearing one's throat; cough

5

to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

1

dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

1

back of the hand

1

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

2

vermilion; scarlet

1

to dye; to colour; to color

2

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

1

grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

3

short (of a person)

1

towering; astonishingly high

1

supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

3

to flow into; to pour into; to stream into

4

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

1

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

2

temporary

1