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to fade; to become dim

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woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

1

impatience

2

notice; notification

1

negotiations; discussions; connection

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to excel; to surpass

4

all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

1

excelling; surpassing; outdoing

1

abnormality

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson

1

preface; introduction; preamble

2

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

2

glancing (look)

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to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare

2

misrepresentation; false statement

2

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

4

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

2

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

1

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

2

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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bright; intelligent

5

to acquire knowledge

7

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

2

successive generations; successive emperors

1

private tutor; coach; governess

4

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

6

in detail; with great care; completely; fully

1

convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)

1

searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting

1

(doing something) regardless of expense

1

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

3

to complete decisively; to do to completion

3

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

2

(a) few; some; several

5

mathematics; arithmetic

1

reading and writing

1

young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age

2

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry

2

study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

1

teacher (classroom)

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

7

to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

3

to set aside

3

feelings; thoughts; meaning

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