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goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

4

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

3

to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

2

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

2

for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

7

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

25

(in) one's own way

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

1

ticklish; embarrassing

4

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

10

goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

9

deep breath

1

precious; valuable

1

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

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

5

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

5

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

3

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

9

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

2

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

14

dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

5

paper

1

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

4

incident; affair; happening; event

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

14

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

5

scattering; sprinkling; shaking

1

cold sweat

3

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

5

outsider; someone outside of a group

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

2

to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

4

place where one works; construction site; working area

2

mere; only a ...

1

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

1

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

4

to bring someone along

8

spy; secret agent

5

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

change; conversion; transformation; transformation

1

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

11

patient

2

hostility; animosity; enmity

2

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1