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to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

3

indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

1

to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face

2

how many people; a number of people

3

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

1

fist

1

to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much

1

to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)

2

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

3

positioning; getting a position; taking a position

1

the same age

1

older sister; lass; young lady

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

6

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

1

unworthy; unbecoming; improper

1

dim; dusky; gloomy

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

2

diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

seen in the dark or at a distance; (a woman) looking prettier when seen in the dark or at a distance

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

2

advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)

2

throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)

2

troublesome; bothersome

1

close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing

1

in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly

1

to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account

1

laser

2

output (electrical, signal, etc.)

1

irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination

1

to classify; to sort out; to sift through

1

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

1

carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

1

to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip

1

invisibility

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

2

to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

1

to run up to

1

forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

1

wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical

1

roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp

1

to hit hard; to strike hard

2

idiotic; dolt; bonehead

1

head

1

dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off

2

intruder; trespasser

1

worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted

1