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dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding

1

clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

2

to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties

1

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

1

other than; excluding; without

2

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

1

braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait

2

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

5

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

4

pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings

2

to become possible; to become able to (do)

2

hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined

1

participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

1

number one

1

motive; incentive; motif

1

to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err

3

redoing

2

to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

2

radio

1

TV blooper; broadcasting blunder

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

2

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

1

to happen to have on hand or in stock

1

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

1

whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)

1

sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing

1

muscle

2

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

3

unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

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shall ...; to assume; to suppose

1

several times; once or twice

2

to ask a question; to ask questions

1

manufacture; production

3

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

2

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

3

recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)

1

(process of) elimination

1

to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

1

fool; someone beneath one's contempt

1

reputation; respectability

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

6

awkward

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

6

black (colour, color)

1

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

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