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mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

2

concert

3

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

1

state; country; nation

1

speech meeting; assembly to hear a speech

1

performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

2

main event

2

same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

5

stealthily; secretly; in secret

1

application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment

2

preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election

3

according to plan; as planned; on target

1

all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation

1

appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence

1

stadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena

1

jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking

2

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

2

to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout

2

metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge

1

to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead

2

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

everywhere; all over; throughout

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district

1

to finish dyeing

1

countries all over the world; all the countries of the world

1

individual; private person; personal; natural person

2

live stream; live streaming; live broadcast (over the Internet)

2

to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)

4

counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty

1

intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into

1

to lay aside; to set aside

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

2

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

2

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise

1

setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)

1

machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery

1

(in) one's own way

1

to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention

1

packaging

1

layout

1

neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining

1

anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever

1

postponement; deferment; adjournment

1

lately; recently; these days

1

to spend time (on doing something)

1