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application

1

proctoring of an exam; invigilation; proctor; invigilator

4

injury; harm; danger

1

good scolding

1

to palm off; to force a sale

1

I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit

1

encyclopedia; encyclopaedia

3

empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted

1

about the middle

1

to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)

1

dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

2

to shed light; to cast light

1

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

1

dispersing; vanishing

1

prayer; supplication

26

to pinch; to nip

4

classical; classic

1

sense of pain

1

exit and entrance

3

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

2

relief (e.g. bas relief)

2

warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)

2

(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence

2

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

1

inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world

2

for example

6

the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate

1

to build; to construct

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

5

mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild

2

to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

1

domino (game); dominoes; domino effect

1

the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

2

since one was born; (in) all one's life

1

to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick

1

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

3

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

2

gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove

2

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

2

hardening point; freezing point; congealing point

1

human society

1

shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)

1

to revere; to respect; to worship

1

big tree

1

to pile up; to accumulate

2

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

1

flowchart; flow chart

1

divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off

3

to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day

1