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Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

2

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

temporary

1

to rescue; to free

4

to understand (each other); to comprehend

1

solution; way out

1

(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track

1

trifles; minor details

1

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

3

to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

2

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

2

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

2

to keep running

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(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny

1

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

2

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

2

request; appeal; claim; purchase

4

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

1

escape; getaway; evasion

1

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

limit; restriction

2

very much; very many; more and more

4

to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up

1

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

2

awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

2

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

2

to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

1

happy memory; sweet memory

1

in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

1

to become weak

1

bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible

1

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

2

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

2

OK; okay

1

advance; moving forward; progress

2

to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with

2

to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other

1

partner

1

to state one's opinion

1

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

1

just the two of them

1

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!

1

sense of justice

2

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

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