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progress; being under way

2

quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory

2

like that; so

4

big talk; boasting; bragging

1

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

7

what the?; what's going on?; what's this?

1

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

1

explanation; vindication

2

difficult problem; challenge

1

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

1

My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

3

dummy

10

to mix; to stir; to blend

3

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

1

a throw; a fall

1

common sense; common knowledge; common understanding

1

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

4

to be finished; to be completed; to be done

2

attack; assault; attempt; try

3

prize; award

5

performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)

1

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

3

name; title

1

long-lived program (on TV, radio, etc.); long runner

1

generation gap

1

extremely

1

easy; simple; light

2

to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

1

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

one after another; in succession

1

establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

5

wishful thinking

1

unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

4

to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

14

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

1

level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

4

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

2

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

4

to continue (going along some trend)

1

placebo effect

2

both mother and child

2

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

3

exactly opposite (of)

1

calm; composed; cool; quiet

1

preface; introduction; preamble

4

suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

4

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

3

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

1