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leading part; leading actor; leading actress

2

class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

2

since some time ago; for quite a while; already

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

1

diamond

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

6

determination; resolution

1

to shake; to waver; to tremble

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

powerful; strong

1

rival; competition

3

footpath; walkway; sidewalk

2

curb (stone); kerb

1

how can (one) do something

1

empty stomach; hunger

9

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

2

extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings

1

to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)

1

intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary

1

deciding match; play-off; runoff

1

judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire

1

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

3

to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)

2

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

1

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

4

all-star (cast)

1

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

3

loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage

2

scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness

4

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

6

starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)

2

to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

1

florist; flower shop

1

(next-door) neighbour; neighbor

1

some days; several days

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

3

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

3

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

3

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

4

be; is

4

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

3

compromise plan

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

3

rejection; dismissal

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

4

reliability; trustworthiness; dependability

2

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

1

so far as

2

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

2