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cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)

2

flesh and bones

1

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

12

to trust; to relax one's guard (around)

2

creative; original

2

drawing a figure; drawing a diagram; construction

3

long military service; having experienced many battles

1

warrior; samurai

2

level surface; plane

5

to keep balance

2

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

1

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

2

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

5

show

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holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

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to become possible; to become able to (do)

6

baseless; groundless

2

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

2

educational institution; school; academy; campus

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(vocal) volume

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

4

expression; look; countenance; face

6

subject

2

to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about

2

who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck

1

to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

3

preface; introduction; preamble

3

to put on airs; to assume importance

2

beginning; start

1

headquarters; head office; main office

2

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

4

sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope

5

to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

3

congratulations

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

3

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

4

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

5

to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

3

message; informative matter

2

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

3

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

5

athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day

2

gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

2

good boy; good girl

2

honour; honor

5

to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

8

to tie; to fix; to attach

1

we

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academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school

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