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rival; competition

1

parfait

3

800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

1

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

1

intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)

1

greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you

1

famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)

1

1,000; thousand

2

500; five hundred; many

2

library; book collection; paperback book

1

environment; circumstance

1

to join hands (with)

1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

2

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

5

nonstop

1

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

1

a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"

1

final farewell

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

1

Earth; the globe

1

the reverse; other side; lining

1

time difference

4

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

2

big problem

1

to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

1

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

1

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

2

New York

1

elite

1

high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

1

to take the bus

1

the public; general public

1

(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)

1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

parting; farewell

3

while; during (the time when)

1

departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

1

job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind

1

tenth day of the month; ten days

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

2

condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

2

dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)

1

departure; leaving; going away; recession

1

return to one's country

1

number of characters; number of letters; word count

1

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

1