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to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

acquisition; possession

3

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

1

few decades; many decades; several decades

3

mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base

1

aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

1

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

1

low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)

2

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

1

the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)

1

direct

3

participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

1

management task; administrative task

1

punishment; penalty

2

use of (military) force

1

reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

2

war by proxy; proxy war

6

(period of) a year; during the era (of)

1

decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

1

forced; compulsory

2

to weaken

2

leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage

3

close contest; close match; close game; close combat

2

what proportion; what percentage

1

good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal

2

(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing

1

ruin; destruction; fall

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

3

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

1

approval rating

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

1

(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity

1

self-protection

2

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

2

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

2

to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

2

restoration; restitution; rehabilitation

1

standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge

1

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)

3

the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut

1

to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

1

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

1

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

1

post-war recovery; post-war reconstruction

1

government official

2

to be burnt to death

1

covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation

2