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taking into consideration; making allowances (for); reserve; restraint; leniency

1

beautiful voice

1

one breath; chug!; drink!

1

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

1

to turn completely into; to become completely

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neither good nor bad

1

might as well

3

Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe

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comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

8

title

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signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase

2

suspenders; braces

1

putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

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arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization

1

plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception

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partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

3

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

1

having slow reflexes; bad at sports; unathletic person

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action

3

to compete with; to vie for

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glossy; bright; slick

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following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing

1

figure; body shape; build; physique; form

1

manner of wearing clothes; way of dressing; way one dresses

1

movie set; filming location

1

to massage

1

being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself

1

echo; echo; ultrasound (scan); Echo

1

fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat

1

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

1

newborn; newly born

1

baby; infant

1

student days

1

hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); hippo

3

review; rehearsal

2

reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)

1

big bang

2

collection; compilation

1

narrative part (of a text); descriptive writing (excluding direct speech and quotations)

1

story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

5

villain; baddie; the villain's part

4

symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

2

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

2

role of the villain; the bad guy

3

absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly

1

traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)

2

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather

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battle

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to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

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