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to be able to manage somehow or other

2

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

1

quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking

3

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

1

to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking

1

classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

8

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

1

old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

2

answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds

1

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

2

to slide into; to slip into

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

6

human interest; kindness

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

1

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much

1

Shakespeare, William

1

drama; play; powerful drug

1

actor; actress; player; performer

1

to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot

1

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

3

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool

1

to go into labor; to go into labour

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pregnant woman

3

yes; that is so

2

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

taxi

2

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

1

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

2

acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)

1

city

1

car rental agency; car rental shop

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

2

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

1

to be erected; to be built

1

most; extremely

4

means; way; method; measure

1

puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

3

finally; after great pains; at last; just barely

1

contradiction; inconsistency

3

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit

1

enthusiastic performance

1

so; therefore; and; (and) then

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