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to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

8

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

1

to split; to be split; to splinter

2

individual; specimen

7

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

4

to grapple; to wrestle

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

infection; contagion; becoming infected

1

that; the matter in question

1

skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework

1

example; specimen; sample

1

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1

the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

3

researcher

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

8

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

4

and then; and so; and; so then

2

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

4

opening session; anteroom

1

Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

1

opening fully; full throttle; full power

2

small number; few; minority

2

witnessing; observing; sighting

2

to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

1

departure

2

half day

2

at first; initially; in the beginning

1

day trip

2

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

1

best; vest

1

eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

1

optimistic; hopeful

2

right about-face

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

2

jest; joke; funny story

1

(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment

1

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

2

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

2

original form; base form

1

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

1

dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

1

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

1

to gather in a circle; to form a circle

2

straw rope

1

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

2

critic; reviewer; commentator

1