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adversary; opposition; hostile forces

1

to count on; to anticipate; to expect

1

(words to) that effect

1

to make plans

1

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

1

one's pupil; one's student; one's follower

1

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

3

contact; liaison

1

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

1

to cross swords (with)

1

to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)

1

one's remaining years

2

humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts

1

same score; deadlock; tie; draw

1

(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)

2

to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)

2

frown; scowl; grimace

1

one-two punch; one-two (soccer pass); wall pass; one-two finish; competitors from the same country or team finishing first and second; one ball two strikes

1

measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel

1

level of confidence

1

high-level

3

company; group; class; troop; rank; file

1

Saturday

1

to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

3

precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close

5

ouch; ow

1

pending; incomplete

1

telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out

1

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

2

date; dating

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

6

pen

2

PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)

2

passing mark (examination); passing grade

2

famous school or university

1

great joy; delight; jubilation

2

spontaneous; voluntary

1

to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do

1

well-bred; of good upbringing

1

movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)

1

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

4

to listen to in an ecstasy

1

that kind of; that sort of; that; like that; in that way; so

2

thousand-fold

1

being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)

1

long-term hospitalization

1

early rising

1

foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

3

scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness

3

to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished

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