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to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

2

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

9

to take out; to drag out

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

2

vanguard; advance guard

1

to cling

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

2

to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

1

young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age

1

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

2

selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans

2

to lose sight of; to miss

1

land; shore

42

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

3

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

1

eye contact

1

two groups; two bands

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

2

original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)

1

small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master

2

cabin

1

that's true; of course; obviously

1

to fall on one's backside

2

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

1

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

2

cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

1

to hide; to conceal oneself

1

expression; presentation; representation; notation

4

irritation; annoyance; frustration

2

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

1

screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

2

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

1

I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

1

true character; true heart; true spirit

2

mental condition; state of mind; mentality

1

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

to rant and rave; to raise hell

2

to taste; to try (food or drink)

1

to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

1

to jest; to clown (around)

1

proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation

1

pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

2

to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn

1

before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

2

somehow or other; for some reason or another

1