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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

3

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

two or three

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

2

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

4

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

3

hereditary system; hereditary succession

2

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

8

plan; design; layout

1

to make a list; to enumerate

1

drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

1

town hall

2

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

1

to warm; to heat

5

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

1

to talk together

1

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

1

opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable

1

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

1

tax

1

intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together

2

redistribution

1

nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color

1

lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

1

establishment; settlement

1

to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone

9

main thread (of a story)

1

constructive

1

to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

3

triple; three-way; threefold

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

1

daddy; father; husband

2

supplementary explanation

1

information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing

1

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

1

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

2

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

3

to take the form (of); to assume a shape

2

honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances

2

financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front

2

to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

2

compensation; reparation

1

until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

1

white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax

1