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

3

trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

2

handle; grip; holder; person who holds

1

adherent; devotee; believer

1

bald head; baldness

1

shuttle bus; pickup bus; courtesy bus; hotel bus

1

repeatedly; to a tremendous extent

1

longing for; burning desire

2

important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

5

restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself

1

fellow passenger

5

to stick it out (until the end)

1

to single out

1

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

3

strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

1

achievement of one's goal; goal achievement

2

lungs

1

ice shard; ice shards

2

to throw into

1

breathing of a sleeping person

1

to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

4

to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)

2

to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)

1

to appear in the newspaper

3

incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

1

one year and a half

2

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise

7

armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea

2

in good health; alive and well; going strong

1

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

1

thruster (e.g. on a satellite)

1

electricity shortage

1

slight; little; insignificant

3

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

change of plan

1

to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed

1

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

4

outcast; odd man out; pariah

1

summary; digest

1

the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess

1

absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only

2

test (trial) flight

3

phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line

1

mouthpiece of a telephone

1

exploding in flames; erupting in flames

2

to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for

2

reexamination; resit; make-up (exam)

1

self-interest; selfish desire

1

to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance

1

opening inward (of a door or window)

1