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to open up a lead (over one's opponent)

3

ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself

1

consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi

2

to kill one's enemy (opponent)

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

7

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

3

taking great pains

1

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

4

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement

4

bull's-eye; the mark

2

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

1

election; selection; choice

3

customary; conventional; usual

1

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

2

sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary

3

utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole

2

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)

2

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

2

baseball player; ballplayer

1

one and only; unique

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

2

to grasp tightly

4

gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

6

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

2

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

3

conveyor belt; belt conveyor

1

to cast down one's eyes

2

one drop (of fluid)

1

asphalt

1

sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

2

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

3

first world problem; good problem to have

1

high-level; higher-order; higher-order; higher-degree

1

looking like a ...; acting as if a ...

1

unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

2

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

4

stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji

11

maintaining the status quo

1

unless (you do something)

1

and; as well as

3

hamburger shop; hamburger restaurant; hamburger joint

1

to jabber; to chatter; to chat with

1

contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)

1

having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish

1

rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

1

scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)

1

fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant

2

big event

4

(overnight) stay; lodging

1