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to smash; to break into pieces

1

stall; downturn; slowdown; slump

1

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

1

(one's parents') home

1

transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully

1

to complain; to make a complaint

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

words of praise; eulogy; compliment

1

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

1

possession; ownership

1

lending; loaning

1

staff member; employee; worker; personnel

6

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

2

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

1

striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion; excommunication

1

to pretend; to act (as if)

2

tacit; unspoken; implicit

1

rule

1

exception

1

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

1

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

1

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

1

desire; appetite; lust

2

brimming with curiosity

1

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

1

picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction

5

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

1

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject

1

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

2

assertion; declaration; affirmation

2

to learn; to study; to take lessons in

2

risk

1

parental love; parental affection

2

to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

1

remarkably; noticeably

1

jealousy; envy

2

stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill

1

quickly

1

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

2

1,000,000; one million; million; many

1

to live; to make a living; to get on with

2

to abide one's shame

1

such ... as; or some such

3