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foreign; abroad; overseas

3

enterprise; business; company; corporation

2

(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

2

disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

2

straight line

2

without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly

2

to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)

1

explosive power

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

6

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

2

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

comfort

1

stirring; slight movement

1

to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

2

ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)

1

unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic

1

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

1

school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs

1

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

1

school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent

2

last day; final day

1

closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival

1

campfire

1

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

1

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

5

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

5

United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)

1

research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)

16

to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

2

calmly; with good grace

1

mediocrity; ordinary ability

1

being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

1

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

6

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

4

to take someone's life; to kill someone

1

munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

1

someone; somebody

3

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

6

(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

1

more than anything; above all else

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

1