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wishful thinking

1

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

6

is it not so?

3

handheld mixer; hand mixer

1

manual (operation)

1

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

2

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

2

total exhaustion

1

to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)

1

springy (texture); plump; chewy; puffy; soft and bouncy

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

2

second place

2

instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

3

having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full

1

explosive power

1

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

1

the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

1

a realist

1

threat; menace

1

unpleasant feeling

4

cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture

3

to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)

1

we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes

1

different opinion; objection

2

date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days

1

in order; sequential; seriatim

1

dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication

1

participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

1

essential condition

1

explosive (material)

1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

3

person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession

1

business world; business circles; (the) industry

4

dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

1

to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)

1

to cancel; to call off

2

to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate

1

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

1

cancellation; suspension

1

covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation

1

to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely

1

pitch-black; jet-black

1

that's right, but ...

1

to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

2

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

3

stain; blot; flaw; disgrace

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

1

suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense

1

anger; wrath

1