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adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

2

daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

28

sincerity; good faith

3

worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature

1

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

1

scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

3

trust; confidence; credence

4

to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)

2

impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order

1

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

2

if necessary

1

fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short

1

honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

1

to check; to compare

2

validity; verification; propriety

4

day before yesterday

1

to refuse; to decline; to deny

4

had better ...; had better not ...

4

altogether; entirely

2

burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

1

to make sense

2

hard to read

1

harmless

3

being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding

1

to go through formalities

1

to love

3

swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour

1

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

2

to reason; to sum up; to conclude

1

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

15

to give directions; to issue instructions

2

proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative

1

endgame; final stage

2

unexpected result; upset; surprise

1

to pretend; to feign

7

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

2

stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics

4

to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)

4

remaining number (of items); remaining quantity; amount left over

1

fixed game; rigged bid; put-up job

1

obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see

3

at present; now

1

harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement

2

sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out

2

to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)

1

to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)

6

probability; likelihood

2

intuition; instinct; hunch

3

to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

2