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important; momentous; essential; principal; major

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specifications; specs

2

sincere; earnest; serious

5

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

2

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

2

ability; faculty

3

inside one's heart; in one's mind

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straightforwardly; being outspoken

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oops; uh oh; drats

2

to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine

1

to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

2

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

1

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

2

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

2

self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin

1

unfortunately

1

boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

6

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

3

love affair; love relationship

2

remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

1

counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre

1

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

1

the former

1

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

1

innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

1

primary school; elementary school; grade school

1

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

1

why; how

1

memories; recollections; reminiscence

1

everyday life; daily life

1

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

1

be; is

6

behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

2

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

1

elementary; basic; rudimentary

1

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

1

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

1

you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother

1

tremor; fluctuation

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for example; for instance; e.g.

3

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

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symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

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state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances

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rich person

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