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set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment

2

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

4

reading matter; reading material

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

5

characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

2

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

3

universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

1

is not; am not; are not

1

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

2

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

3

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

chance; opportunity

1

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

1

to increase; to multiply

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

2

one's own work; making by oneself

1

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

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what sort; what kind

1

to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

1

famous; fame

1

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

1

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

1

disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking

1

plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)

1

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

2

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

1

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

1

be; is

3

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

1

foundation; basis

3

compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

3

complementation; supplementation; completion

1

article; news story; report; account

1

contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

1

case; situation

2

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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