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a lot; loads; plenty

4

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

3

investment; contribution; financing

1

(within a) city; local

3

after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward

2

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

Bremen

3

donkey; ass

2

band; orchestra

1

excellent; very good; exultant; elated

1

children's story; fairy tale

2

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

5

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

2

faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)

1

like; as if; the same as

2

to follow another's example

3

congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

2

court

1

serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

2

to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook

2

direct control; direct supervision

1

to rely on

1

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

2

to smile broadly; to grin widely

2

stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

2

practical problem; practical matter

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

5

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

4

instrumental ensemble

1

shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

4

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

6

hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack

1

improvement; reform

3

waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

1

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

4

The Adventure of the Lion's Mane

1

grim face

3

long military service; having experienced many battles

1

weakening; emaciation; decline

2

muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)

1

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

5

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

7

reflexive; reflecting

2

power shovel; excavator

1

fight; scuffle

1

rooftop

3

to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish

3

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

2

hero; great man

4