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groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

2

pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

1

studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

1

to pass (examination)

1

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

1

(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty

1

to be too late; to be too slow

2

optimism; taking an optimistic view

1

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits

1

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum

2

to reread; to read again

1

to get between; to be caught in

1

someone (something) not to be trifled with

1

to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds

1

to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

1

to trust to luck

1

examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)

1

leaving to chance; leaving to fate

1

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

1

well; now; then

1

publication of results; announcement of results

1

mailing; posting

3

notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)

5

simple; plain; modest

1

postcard; memo; note; card

3

large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

1

affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge

1

point in time; occasion

1

tendency; trend; inclination

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

take it from me; I speak from experience; word to the wise

1

relations with women

1

failure story; horror story

1

everything; anything; nothing

1

to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away

1

to have one's horizons broadened

2

no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen

1

I don't want to boast but

1

to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up

1

guilty conscience; feelings of remorse

1

to share

2

second grade; second class; secondary

1

to sidle up to

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)

1

why; how; for what reason

1

gross; disgusting

1