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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

12

thank you; thanks

3

rucksack; sack

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

3

decision; determination

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

center; centre; metropolis

1

high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper

1

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

1

world-leading

1

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

1

town; city; municipal; urban

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

5

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

1

valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

2

plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

1

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

6

only; nothing but

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

(one's) life

3

tension; mental strain; nervousness

2

was; were

7

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

4

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

2

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

1

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

3

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

paper

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

6

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

2

large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet

3

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

3

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

1

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

2

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

1

to set (sun); to become dark

1

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

3

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

2