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heyday; golden age

3

to let slip; to slide; to glide

1

knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting

2

right elbow

1

to become hoarse

1

sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)

1

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

2

to get; to be given

1

some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

1

beaming smile

1

to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see

2

cowardice; timidity; bashfulness

1

to freeze

1

wounded; injured

2

place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket

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to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

1

soft

1

no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said

1

safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)

1

war preparation

2

to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself

1

bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

impertinent; impudent; cheeky

1

gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight

3

innocent; simple-minded

1

deception; deceit

1

affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

2

to stop bleeding

1

to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)

1

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

2

straight line

2

utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit

1

silly person; dumb-bunny; dope

1

to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

1

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

3

steam whistle

1

leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress

1

to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame

1

losing a decision (on points)

1

overriding principle; main principle; great principle

2

to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

3

to live long; to survive

2

to give a reason

3

thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious

1

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

2

to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

1

gathering clouds; group of clouds

2

hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried

1

horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language

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