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formidable enemy

2

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

4

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

2

leadership; initiative; spearhead

5

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

2

first-class goods; A-grade product

4

rucksack; knapsack; backpack

4

to give the stamp of approval

3

creche; day nursery; day-care center

1

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

4

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

1

facing north; northern exposure

1

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

2

easily; without effort

2

different dimension

2

visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

1

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

3

physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline

6

indignation; resentment

8

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

8

to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

2

steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive

1

brimming with curiosity

4

aunt

44

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

1

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

6

coupled with; together

4

with a thump; (hanging) straight down

5

alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery

2

youth; adolescence; springtime of life

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

20

(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse

2

offensive (movement); aggression

1

queen (consort); empress (consort)

19

than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except

3

shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!

2

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

6

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

5

princess

63

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

3

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

6

cushioning; packaging

1

first love; puppy love

2

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

1

to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

1

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

22

deep affection; dear; beloved

5

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

6

no concern of mine; nothing to do with me

5