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development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

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funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

3

to bear; to endure

4

of all people

1

to be conceited

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

2

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

8

to giggle

1

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

7

some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

1

disgrace; humiliation

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

9

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

1

thanks; gratitude

8

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

3

writing; book

1

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

1

beginning; start; outset

1

since; henceforth

3

three years

4

offer

1

only once

4

to reread; to read again

2

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

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for the first time in one's life

4

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

2

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

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nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

2

novel; original; new; innovative

2

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

1

unpredictability; element of surprise

2

story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

2

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

2

degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion

1

universality; ubiquity; omnipresence; catholicity

2

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

2

cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner

4

these

1

selection committee member; member of a screening committee

1

selection and commentary (on literary texts or poems)

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

2

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

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firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot

2

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

2

talent; ability

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