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season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

2

on bad terms; at loggerheads

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sniper

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sorry; excuse me

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eyelashes

1

single-handedly; alone; single-handed

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inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

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to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

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to try all possible means

2

condition; situation; prospects

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

4

take the opportunity to (do something else)

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to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

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having various interests; wide range of interests

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furnishings; implements; equipment

2

accessories

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in addition; besides

3

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

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living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity

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confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

1

to be absorbed in reading

1

second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

1

pure literature; belles-lettres

1

mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

1

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

3

manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future

1

speed reading

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secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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to add to; to insert

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indicates emphasis

14

phrase; strawberry

2

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

2

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

1

curt; blunt; brusque

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grinning; smirking

1

cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum

2

having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...

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capital strength (of an enterprise)

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rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power

2

especially; above all; inter alia; among others

1

day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by

2

locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition

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original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source

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inefficient

4

first step

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killing time; staving off boredom

2

title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)

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lecture

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one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)

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