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listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing

2

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

if possible

1

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

domestic animals; livestock; cattle

1

to buy as a gift

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

2

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

2

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

2

kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

5

question; inquiry; enquiry

5

nihility; nothingness

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curtain; hanging; bunting

13

destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

3

everything; anything; nothing

1

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

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to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

2

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

6

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

5

good news

1

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

1

palm (of one's hand)

1

size

6

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

2

pop-up

1

exception

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to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

4

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

2

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

4

reading and writing

1

layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity

1

both parties; both sides

2

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

2

magic wand

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile

1

pet dog

1

to finish reading; to read through

1

invitation

3

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

2

lese majesty; lèse-majesté

1

pregnant

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

2

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

2

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

4

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

1

fact; truth; reality

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