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at the present time; as of now; at this time

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how many people; a number of people

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plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode

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eyelid

3

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

3

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

2

fate; destiny; lot

2

goddess; female deity

1

hair on the back of one's head

1

to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip

1

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

1

route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

1

poker face

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

1

opposing pairs (of leaves)

1

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

2

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

1

concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

1

being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless

1

newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie

1

collision; clashing

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

2

in addition

1

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

4

to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

1

use of force

1

(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)

1

bluff

2

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

3

choices; alternatives; options

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

2

psychological; mental

2

pressure

2

negotiations; discussions; connection

1

armed might; military power; the sword; force

1

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

1

peace; harmony

4

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

2

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

1

to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over

1

boisterously; roughly; briskly

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swimming

2

hope; white hope; person of promise

2

to pause; to have a short intermission

1

to jump at; to be attracted by

1

to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

1

to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful

1

to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

1

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

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