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to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

1

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

14

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

3

it seems that; as if

2

to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)

2

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

6

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

3

to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)

1

to give; to do (something) for

2

revenge

1

to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

15

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

5

(social) class; rank; grade

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

2

polite; respectful; reverent

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

4

rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent

1

unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style

1

slave; servant; slavery

5

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

7

even; but; however

4

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

1

to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

12

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

14

about this time

2

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

to rock; to shake; to swing

5

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

4

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

3

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

4

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

11

noise

2

presenting to

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

4

borrowing; debt; loan

2

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

9

at times; occasionally

3

garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

1

surrounding at a distance

2

people; men and women; each person; everybody

5

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

3

damage; injury

2

replica

2

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

6

dukedom; duchy; principality

6