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prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

2

parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage

13

outward journey

5

dynamic

2

thank you

1

opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road

1

U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)

3

tail lamp

3

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

12

millstone; mortar

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

5

perfectionism

1

to leave the room

3

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

4

therefore; for that reason; such being the case

2

blunder; bungle; gaffe

2

administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor

3

amount of money; sum of money

4

underground; unconventional; radical; shady

1

unless one ...; if one does not ...

1

after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval

19

well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

2

pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked

2

deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

10

English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit

6

to translate; to interpret

4

Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)

4

to raid; to launch an attack; to invade

5

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

8

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

12

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

3

main force; chief object; mainline

28

eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days

10

acquaintance

18

Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems

1

gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight

3

compatibility; coexistence; standing together

4

principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

22

deviation; departure; omission

3

film

6

cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

2

to drop; to let fall; to omit

4

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

2

one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

4

Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era

5

the four seasons

5

worst; worst-case (scenario)

2

however; whatever

3

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

2