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to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

2

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

1

important post; important office; key position

2

being very busy; busyness

2

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

2

to scan; to look over

2

very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)

2

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

3

prediction; estimation

9

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

2

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

1

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

2

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

1

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

2

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

7

patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending

1

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

3

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)

4

letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference

2

so far as

2

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

4

to shake off; to throw off

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

1

guess; speculation; supposition

1

in the same way as; just like

7

to request earnestly

2

shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

1

name recognition; established reputation

1

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

1

to learn by hearsay

1

to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown

1

both (people); the two of them

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

2

pancreas

1

remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking

1

to distinguish oneself; to stand out

1

to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy

2

(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement

2

three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

2

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

1

former imperial university

1

system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type

2

national university

1

no exception; without exception; always the same

1

clean (pure) culture

1

probability; likelihood

3

100 percent

3

esophageal cancer

1

to become famous; to make a name for oneself

1