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artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic

2

new colour; fresh-looking colour (e.g. of plants); vivid colour

1

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

1

notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

4

to have an eye on; to zero in on

2

megalomania; delusions of grandeur

4

security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)

2

mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge

2

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

2

to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

2

small scale

3

last days; the end; one's fate

7

heaven and earth; top and bottom

2

peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable

1

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

1

warning; admonition; proverb; maxim; aphorism

1

to be of no importance

1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

2

wire; wire rope

11

inferiority complex

2

reserved seat

2

I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

1

spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

1

eccentric young person (esp. girl)

1

(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

1

learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience

1

cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively

1

courteous; decorous; polite

1

faint smile

5

doze; nap; snooze

1

funny; amusing

1

like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

4

leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers

3

shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

2

cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to

1

bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body

2

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

homosexuality; homosexual love

1

to become an expert; to be master at

1

just you wait and see (as a threat)

1

realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation

2

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

1

great popularity; sensation; good reputation

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

3

disapproval

1

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

1

being on duty; person on duty

2

quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)

1