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to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

4

to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance

2

fishing rod

1

from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret

1

pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus

1

quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute

3

Susser

1

established practice; custom

8

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

2

to do over; to remake; to resume

1

emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings

3

variety; variety show

1

conversely; on the contrary

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

2

war of attrition

1

to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

1

to do by the use of

6

big news

4

farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation

2

flower bed

14

both legs

5

to plant; to insert

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

lack; absence; omission

1

yellow

3

design; idea; conception; plan

3

splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent

4

performance of one's official duties

3

overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation; crammed (schedule); congested; busy

3

heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant

1

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled

3

something; something or other; something something

2

power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience

3

intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd

4

ouch; ow

6

to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone

5

festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere

1

I; me

1

fully; thoroughly

2

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

3

still; even now

2

to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get

5

cannot possibly be

4

to take on a role; to take part

2

oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)

5

to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

2

and (also); both ... and; as well as

2

seasonal goods; seasonal items; faddish product; vogue merchandise; novel, film, play, etc. dealing with recent events or trends; work of ephemeral interest

2

purity (of a substance)

3

dazzlingly

2