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to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

1

to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

4

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

1

towel

1

(one's) current position; current location; present position

1

foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)

1

show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture

2

ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over

1

visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)

5

enough about ...

2

zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping

2

simple and clear; plain and simple

2

dose; installment; instalment

1

small; fine; detailed; stingy

7

such-and-such a place

3

present continuous tense; present progressive form

1

star shape; pentagram

8

furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

5

to be ahead of

1

almost (did); nearly (did)

1

another; different; something else

2

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

claw; talon

10

connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction

2

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

1

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

1

descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

2

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

1

with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically

2

walk

1

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

1

same kind (race); homogeneousness

2

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

3

opposite side; other side; other party

1

inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to

4

to encamp; to take up positions

18

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

6

to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying

2

tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

3

shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)

2

waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise

1

while passing each other

3

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

1

mass

3

dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

2

exactly as stated; verbatim

5

to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order

2

to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

3

to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

2