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to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

1

deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

2

comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical

1

magazine; journal; periodical

1

translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

2

to rack one's brains

1

perusal; one reading; reading through (once)

2

approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot

3

great hurry; great haste; rush

1

evening; evening hour

3

cradle

3

regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

5

joint authorship; co-authorship; collaboration; joint work

1

to age; to grow old

2

day by day

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

2

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

1

same generation; one's generation

2

political issue (problem)

1

to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

6

the world in general; society; convention

1

gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale

1

statue; picture; picture revealing character

2

wise saying; famous saying; witty remark

1

painter; artist

1

to paint a picture; to draw a picture

2

science and technology; technology; scientific techniques

3

return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression

1

to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote

1

latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

4

wicked; evil

2

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

1

snobbery; snobbishness; philistinism; vulgar and ostentatious nature (disposition)

1

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

1

to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

1

new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)

1

merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses

3

brain surgery

1

courtesy call; courtesy visit

1

to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge

1

that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me

4

world; society; people; the public

5

general public; the masses

2

(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit

1

practical technology

1

pure mathematics

1

whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force

1