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event; function

1

to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to

1

appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre

1

resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)

4

body

3

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

2

to make a list; to enumerate

1

presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)

1

pleasant talk; chat

1

to be detained; to take time

1

gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

1

notice; announcement

1

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

1

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

4

to answer a question

1

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

1

in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones

1

to overhear

2

clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt

1

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

2

military man

2

receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

2

escort

2

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

4

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

2

payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment

1

to watch steadily; to stare

3

presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought

1

notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

1

independence; autonomy; self-reliance

2

raid; attack; invasion

1

memory; ability to remember

3

if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like

2

separate building; outbuilding; outhouse

1

indicates emphasis

1

mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something

1

impression given by a painting or image

2

pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

1

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)

2

major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major

1

absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

1

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

1

whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity

1

compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing

1

vague; unclear; elusive; hazy

3

generation; the world; the age

2

to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded

1