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estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

1

lie; fib; falsehood; untruth

1

competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

3

river dike

2

electric motor

1

coastline; shoreline; coastal railway

4

to serve; to dish up; to dish out

1

murder case

1

news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement

1

to devise a plan; to work out a plan

1

research results

8

scarce; rare

2

rare metal; minor metal

1

is not; am not; are not

3

prudence; discretion; thought; consideration

2

difficult problem; challenge

4

investor; financier

1

leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)

1

16th day of the month; 16 days

1

coherence; consistency

2

room; apartment; flat

1

clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)

3

to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away

1

diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)

1

grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan

1

digital versatile disc; DVD

1

when one finds a moment; when one can find the time

1

taolu (Chinese martial arts forms); martial arts routine

1

basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

1

shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shuuto (type of pitch commonly used in Japan); shootball; shoot (of a tree or plant); chute

1

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

1

to fling (away); to hurl

1

loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity

1

metabolic syndrome; overweight

1

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

2

poor health; ill health; unhealthy

2

new book; new publication

2

confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match

1

scene; sight; scenario; setting

1

dancing or jumping for joy

1

spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story

1

a little

1

import; importation; introduction; afferent

1

to translate; to interpret

1

seal; sticker

3

concluding episode of a series; concluding volume (e.g. of novel); concluding part

1

baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

1

demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible

1

Varo; Varro

1

receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

1