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preparation for a lesson

2

today; this day

8

the second time

3

chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

2

return; reversion; comeback; carriage return

2

to hit hard; to strike hard

1

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

5

several people; a few people

3

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

1

to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)

3

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

3

opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)

2

to pretend; to act (as if)

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

1

excuse; explanation

9

look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of

1

astral

1

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

4

possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)

1

doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness

11

insurance; guarantee; warranty

1

comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

10

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

1

unreasonable; naughty

2

level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level

13

to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive

1

I see; that's right; indeed

11

as (someone) says

5

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

4

for this very reason; that is exactly why

4

good-natured

1

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

3

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

2

proud; haughty; arrogant

2

bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire

1

natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix

1

necessary evil

2

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

11

newspaper

1

to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

12

foolish act; folly

1

to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)

1

countless; innumerable

1

person concerned; interested party; related party

3

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

5

world war

1

to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

1

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

1