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to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience

2

stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

1

various

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to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

2

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested

1

guess; speculation; supposition

1

motive; incentive; motif

1

no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...

1

undoubted; unmistakable; definite

1

to hesitate; to waver

3

lounge; common room

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

4

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

2

to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress

2

housing district; residential district

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing

1

miscellaneous matters

1

to be prolonged; to drag on

2

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

2

mother and daughter

2

to taste; to savor; to relish

1

that's so, isn't it

1

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

2

kindness; intimacy; friendship

1

transactions; dealings; business

1

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

3

fresh off the farm; inexperienced

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

3

to be to the point; to be pertinent

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backup

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nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

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class

2

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

1

power; influence

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

supporter

1

to have a guilty conscience

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

2

to attempt; to test; to try out

2

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

1

return

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

1

to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened

1

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

2

the reason is ...; it is because ...

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