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self-conceit; pride

2

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

6

target

4

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

11

best

2

choices; alternatives; options

8

choice; selection

2

personal feelings; self-interest

3

to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess

1

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

1

to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)

1

to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan

3

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

6

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

2

manuscript; version; draft

1

mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters

1

Shaki (Nigeria)

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

10

to break the silence; to break one's silence

2

lunch; midday meal

1

portion for two people

2

more than one can eat

1

magazine (for a firearm); cylinder (of a revolver)

1

rampage; ruckus; bout of wild behavior

1

to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project

1

shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade

1

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

4

being shot; being bombed

1

to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through

5

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

1

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

2

removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation

1

sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown

6

to anticipate; to foresee

4

war of nerves

1

outward appearance; looks

6

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

3

bridge

3

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

4

leftover food; leftovers; food scraps

2

salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity

2

calorie

1

the times; the world; society

2

overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded

3

urban areas; the streets; town; city

3

dead of night; shades of night; black of night

1

full moon

3

fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

3

silhouette

8

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

2