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joint struggle; common (united) front

2

with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask

2

noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play

1

fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen

2

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player

5

to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy

3

reliability; trustworthiness; dependability

1

adult; grown-up

12

halfway point

1

gasp; pant

2

to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)

1

hurry; rush; simple; brief; rough; crude

4

to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

3

large tree

5

dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

1

great difference; major mistake

3

to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)

2

to get one's breath back; to calm down

2

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

2

exemplar; model; example; pattern

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

4

elementary level; beginner level

11

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

3

suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

2

to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish

1

in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily

1

to pluck; to pick; to tear

1

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

8

mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly

4

weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

3

carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

2

inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry

3

admiration; being impressed (by)

2

to begin to cry

2

element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

13

senior; elder; person older than oneself

1

spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind

1

to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

2

encouragement; incentive; stimulus

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

3

to sob

2

to pay attention (to)

3

like that; so

2

acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

3

guess; conjecture

6

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

2

pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)

2