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improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image

2

regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice

3

petition; appeal

1

original plan; original bill; original motion; draft

1

proposed amendment

2

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

6

rough sketch

2

every hour on the hour

1

in order; sequential; seriatim

5

unsun karuta; Japanese deck of cards with 5 suits of 15 cards each

1

game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event

13

any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)

1

fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention

1

noted product; local specialty

4

to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with

1

being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed

3

unanimous agreement; unanimity

4

iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague

1

target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)

1

rejected bill (project)

2

resolution; decision; vote

3

general

1

delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

3

dear friends; (all of) you or those men

1

entrance; entering; admission; admittance

6

majority (vote)

4

to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident

1

to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded

6

curtain; curtains

15

different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)

2

guardian deity of seafaring; Kumbhira

1

base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag

4

every week

3

leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)

2

ability; capability; skill

6

financial affairs

1

entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with

3

place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed

2

place to put something; storage space

3

full (of a container, vessel, etc.); filled to the brim; packed; filled (with people); full

2

replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

2

or; otherwise

8

(physically) pushing and pulling; back-and-forth (in a negotiation, contest, etc.); push-pull (manual zoom or focus mechanism on a lens); weighing whether to attack or defend (with one's hand); haggling (over price); bargaining

1

replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

1

counter for (school) periods; nth period

1

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

2

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

8

the height of folly; sheer stupidity

1

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

to send for (doctor, etc.)

1