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to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

2

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

2

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

6

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

1

parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement

1

to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

3

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

9

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

to intervene; to stop (something)

1

unqualified; without qualifications

1

pride; boast; credit (to)

4

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

2

you could say that

1

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

1

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

such ... as; or some such

5

chestnut (horse coat color)

1

ponytail

2

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

2

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

4

intellectual

1

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

1

winner; victor

1

shivering; trembling

1

spacious; vast; wide

1

schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus

13

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

2

both (people)

4

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

2

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

chestnut-color; chestnut-colour

1

ribbon

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

1

cold; frigid; bracing; dignified

1

proud; lordly

1

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

4

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

green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

2

to finish; to graduate

2

unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

serious look (on one's face); straight face

2

duel; shoot-out

21

each other; one another

3

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

2