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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

3

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

2

opening fully; full throttle; full power

1

accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal

1

to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

2

ignorant of the ways of the world

1

speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)

1

I; me

3

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

6

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

3

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)

2

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

2

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

9

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

3

as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

1

bold; daring; audacious

2

to perspire; to sweat

2

date; dating

1

sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat

1

loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)

1

warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance

1

caffeine

1

middle of the night; dead of night

2

sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about

1

half a year; six months

2

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

1

excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence

1

to be

1

retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)

1

frozen food; eating raw food; Chinese tradition of consuming only cold food on the 105th day after the winter solstice; 105th day after the winter solstice

1

fast food

2

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

5

bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

2

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

2

intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

4

to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew

1

fish

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

2

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

perfect; complete; flawless

1

superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

1

motherhood; maternity

2

standing; reserve; always having ready

1

side dish

1