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(a) few; some; several

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to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

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dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

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progress; advance; improvement; development

1

specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

2

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

1

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

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to apply; to adapt

1

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

3

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

1

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

1

fashion

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

3

to have an interest (in)

3

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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history

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custom

1

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

1

this sort of

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

3

efficiency

3

specialization; specialisation

1

studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

1

field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

1

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

1

cultivation; refinement; culture; education

1

most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

1

perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

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ago; since; before; previous

3

alone; by oneself; on one's own

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to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

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to look forward to

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to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

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in the morning; during the morning

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to take a class

1

afternoon; p.m.

2

when it becomes; when it comes to

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to blame; to find fault with

1

to take out; to drag out

3

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

2

to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving

2

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

total exhaustion

1

gasping

1

wheat flour

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with a thud

2

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

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