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to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

2

(power of) imagination

2

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

2

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

1

creative power; creativity

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

4

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

6

history; pedigree; lineage

1

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

6

difference; variation; difference

3

to despair of; to see the vanity of

1

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

3

elopement; running away with a lover

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

sea; ocean; waters

7

bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end

2

to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

5

hoodlum; ruffian

1

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

1

disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely

1

to be injured; to sustain a wound

2

male prostitute

1

to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

10

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

4

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

8

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

3

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

1

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

3

just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

2

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

2

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

4

forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

3

dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion

10

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

2

still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition

1

end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

3

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

7

to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

1

to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial

3

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

3

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

10

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

3

escape; getaway; evasion

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

4

refusal; rejection

2