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was; were

4

from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

2

to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

4

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

6

be; is

1

air battle; dogfight

3

four

1

(period of) a year; during the era (of)

1

to continue writing

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

1

... years old; age (of) ...

1

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

1

naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank

1

within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)

1

character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae

1

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

8

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

1

novel; story; (work of) fiction

1

big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak

1

take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people

1

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

2

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

1

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

2

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

1

signing; autograph session

2

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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experience

1

I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

4

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

2

fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan

3

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

3

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

1

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

3

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

1

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to be called

1

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex

1

set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

2

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

episode; anecdote; vignette; episode

2

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

3

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

1