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to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate

1

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

2

Kiss Me, Kate

1

falling from a horse

1

both legs

1

comminuted fracture

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

3

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

1

right foot; right leg

1

chorus group; choir

1

cheering song; supporters' song

1

Yelle

3

bulldog

1

bingo

1

Eli

1

first name

5

(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money

4

Bette Davis

2

Elizabeth

4

Davies; Davis

20

classical; classic

5

to use X as a selling point

2

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

2

to antagonize; to provoke antipathy

1

unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable

3

(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)

1

depth; deep place

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

every month; trite; commonplace; conventional

3

novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away

2

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

1

departure

4

sisters

3

belle; (town) beauty

1

dunce; fool; idiot

2

Leslie Howard (actor)

1

waitress

1

to shave

2

to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

3

compensation

1

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

2

black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

2

orchid; Netherlands; Holland

2

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

2

Jeseph; Josephs

2

Mankiewicz

1

eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before

5

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

5

Margo; Margaux

1

Channing

2