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to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

2

advance; moving forward; progress

1

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

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skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

9

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

3

whirlwind

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

5

tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister

4

wind pressure

1

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

3

to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

1

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

2

religious ecstasy; religious exultation; ecstasy; rapture

1

state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

2

too much; excessive; too

1

to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

3

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

1

subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea

1

at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

4

time; hour; period; class

4

division by 1000; one-thousandth

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

7

compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)

2

way; method; means; resource; course

2

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

2

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

3

meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator

1

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

2

sports car

1

Formula One (form of motor racing); F1

1

car

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

3

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

2

nine; 9

3

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

3

seven

1

beheading; decapitation

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

2

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

1

finally; at last; in the end; ultimately

1

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

1

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled

1

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

2

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

1

to; towards; for

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