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otherwise; or else; if not

4

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

2

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

4

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

10

numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters

3

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

2

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

49

to ask; to enquire; to query

60

newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

2

war; battle; match; game; competition

2

to win; to gain victory

8

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

4

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

4

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

3

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

5

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

8

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

46

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha

11

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

9

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

7

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

7

to use a calculator; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability

2

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

31

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

1

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.)

47

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

5

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

4

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter

28

to tell (someone) to ...

13

to pretend; to act (as if)

1

one hour

7

eighteen; 18

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

26

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

3

air conditioning; air cooling

5

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

4

complete change; about-face

1

to feel depressed; to be down

1

even though; despite; when

12

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

24

several day period

1

in the morning; during the morning

2

various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

31

miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs

2

overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful

1

afternoon; p.m.

9

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

15

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

8