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to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

3

slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold

1

to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

8

bad taste

1

list; wrist

3

research results

1

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

9

rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)

2

beginner

9

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

3

box of cakes

1

evil desire

2

(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)

2

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

11

straight line

4

(positive) economic effect

2

area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line

1

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

7

effect; result; worth; use; avail

2

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

4

life and death; life or death

1

softly; gently; lightly

5

to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed

1

clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather

1

setting off (on a trip); departure

1

congratulations

9

bad behavior; misbehavior

2

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

7

loyalty; devotion

1

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

2

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

3

to stop; to quit; to put an end to

1

graduation ceremony; commencement

3

mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

2

final farewell

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

7

exception

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

2

way of handling

1

a word or two

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

3

tear-stained face

6

to head home; to leave for home

2

it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods

1

launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party

1

benefactor; patron

1

after graduation

1

studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to

1

leading person; foremost figure

2