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faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

2

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

the first ...; primary

1

colonists; emigrants

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

6

walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary

1

history

11

messenger boy

1

aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

1

chuckle; giggle

6

(falling) deeply in love

1

senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

1

is that so?; I see; right; oh

9

Jeremy; Jeremie

7

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

2

investor

10

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

2

knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

2

troche; (throat) lozenge; cough drop

3

to catch a cold

1

anecdote; story; episode

1

terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking

9

information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)

34

stock market

10

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

23

largest company; industry leader

3

plural; multiple; plural (number)

4

possession; ownership

4

conglomerate

2

company policy

3

extremely; very much

1

daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless

1

to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy

3

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

4

artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact

1

physical

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

3

Goliath (Bible character)

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

3

David

2

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

4

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

13

sales; amount sold; proceeds

6

hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8

36

chief information officer; CIO; chief investment officer; CIO

3

chief technology officer; chief technical officer; CTO; configure to order; CTO

3

chief investment officer; CIO

2

chief technology officer; chief technical officer; CTO

2

brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

4

desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

3