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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

2

the best; ideal

2

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

3

revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)

2

unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly

3

(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

2

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

9

surpassing everything; better than anything; to be better than anything

1

happy; cheerful; pleasant

1

to cross swords (with)

11

yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

4

military power

4

towering (mountains); soaring; lofty; majestic

2

to tower over the surroundings

2

to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape

2

hedge; fence; border; limit

3

root; source; origin; cause

1

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

3

great admiration; deep respect

2

(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action)

3

being very surprised; being utterly astonished; being shocked

1

quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion

5

night air; stillness of night; cool evening

1

to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander

1

rushing madly ahead

1

Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)

1

way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow

2

leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack

1

(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow

1

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

1

to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice

1

without leaving any trace

1

to burn out

1

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

1

baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)

1

hot wind

1

200; two hundred

1

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

1

rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous

1

to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

3

going straight on; going straight ahead

1

gale; strong wind; high wind

1

ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.

1

to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)

2

terrified; horrified; trembling with fear

1

to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up

2

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

14

summer

1

whisper; murmur

1