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to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

2

on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side

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living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)

2

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

4

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up

2

gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream

2

unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim

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to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

4

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

1

to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir

4

to point to a direction

2

red hair

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supplementary lessons

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favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias

1

big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

2

sensational

2

activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

5

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

2

rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

2

wrinkle; crease; ripple

1

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

4

quarrel; dispute; argument

1

to stop; to quit; to put an end to

1

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

4

(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure

1

in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that

2

proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)

1

teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

4

among (them); of (them)

3

to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet

2

apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety

3

to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together

1

with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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street at night; making a night journey

3

exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

1

noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright

1

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

2

naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell

2

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

4

completely; fully; entirely

1

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

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