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tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

4

willpower; energy; vitality

2

fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub

2

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point

3

fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

1

three days and three nights

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

1

cook

1

suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle

1

(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock

1

ferry

1

to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard

1

such; this sort of; like this

3

(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale

1

rational; reasonable; logical

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

4

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

9

compared with

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

3

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

2

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

1

with a thump; with a clang; with a clank

2

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

volt; bolt

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

1

wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

1

is it not so?

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

millionaire

3

Carnegie

2

back country; remote countryside

1

street; quarter; district; area

2

railroad; railway; rail transport

1

great success; huge success

1

steel

1

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

1

Andrew Carnegie

1

(large) house; residence; mansion

2

to build; to construct

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

2

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

2

successful person; success

2

to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice

1