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total situation fully understood; understood; agreed

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personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion

2

to drink in one gulp

1

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

1

leave it (to me)

1

climax; peak; zenith; apex

1

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

1

next week

2

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

2

settlement; permanent residency

1

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

2

principal residence

1

secondary residence; vacation home; villa

1

prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

1

intermediate level

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steady; sound; reliable; solid

2

modest; reserved

2

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

1

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

1

front entrance; front door

3

great delight; great satisfaction; rapture

1

to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially

1

be; is

1

modest; reserved; quiet; humble

1

graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet

1

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

2

landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household

2

to neglect; to let alone

1

original; novel; new

1

salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay

3

honourable poverty; honorable poverty

1

at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong

1

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

2

all times and places; all ages and countries

1

set piece

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

passing shower

2

dream that comes true

2

with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain

2

actual profit; practical use; benefit

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

1

money loser; high-cost, low-return project

1

owner

3

Joshua the High Priest

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some days; several days

1

homeless person; vagabond; tramp

1

lacking a plan; haphazard

1

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

3