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one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

3

jigsaw puzzle

1

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

2

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break

1

dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer

1

everybody; every last one of them; all

1

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

2

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

3

priority; order of precedence

2

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

7

matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority

1

recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light

2

entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

5

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

4

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

3

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

5

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

9

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

4

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

5

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

1

to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

4

voice

10

script; screenplay; scenario

38

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

1

keyboard

1

connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction

1

clattering; rattling

2

typing

1

main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

3

but; however; provided that

1

long (e.g. novel, film)

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

3

rather than (do ...)

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

26

(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director

4

on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

1

writer

1

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

6

to speak ill of; to disparage

1

certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

2

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

9

projection; protrusion

4

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

3

ability; skill; facility

1

original story; original version; this volume

1