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son of a bitch; piece of shit

1

all-star game; all-star cast

1

to become hoarse; to become husky

1

darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!

1

to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books

1

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

3

to make a mistake

1

to pay a bill; to pay one's debt; to pay one's tab; to pay the price (for one's actions); to face the consequences; to suffer the repercussions

1

mistake; error; blunder

1

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

3

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

3

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

4

little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do

1

thank you

1

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

3

heartening; reassuring

3

private opinion; personal view; personal opinion

1

all-out war; total war

1

absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

2

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

6

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

2

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

4

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

1

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

1

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

2

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

6

royalty; royal family

3

to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)

4

to have meaning; to be meaningful

2

to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)

2

death from disease; death from illness

1

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

4

prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick

1

to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down

1

prematurity

1

opinion; point of view

2

both; (not) either

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

6

telling a riddle

1

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

2

raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute

3

to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell

2

royal family

5

blood vessel; blood relationship

1

to have one's name entered (in a list)

1

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

2

being alive

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