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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

2

a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed

1

one second

2

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

2

after the end (of something); post-

1

reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

1

to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

1

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

1

assistance; backing; reinforcements

1

supplementary payment

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

1

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

2

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

1

successive generations; successive emperors

1

individual; one by one; separate; each

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

1

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

1

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

1

five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold

1

ten times; tenfold

1

force (bulldoze) one's way through

3

selection; choice; option

1

to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish

1

twice; again; second time

3

retreat; withdrawal; retirement

3

exit and entrance

1

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

2

to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire

5

order; discipline; regularity; system; method

3

forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced

2

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

2

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

2

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

2

mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

1

to hold fast; to protect to the end

1

out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

1

cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink

1

choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position

2

front gate

1

back gate

6

both; (not) either

1

road; highway

1

to mediate; to intervene

2

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

1

without a moment's delay

5

head over heels; headlong; head first

1

to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2