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to do one's best

1

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs

2

in this way; along these lines; similarly

5

rare; uncommon

1

bad impression

2

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

3

vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag

1

every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each

1

(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep

2

empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post

3

residing (esp. abroad); staying; living

3

runner-up

1

to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)

1

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

3

self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

3

high-risk

1

exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

5

fluent; smooth; flowing

1

frostbite; chilblains

3

spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance

1

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off

1

comprehension; understanding

4

to think thoroughly

1

trial and error

1

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

1

deep-rooted; ingrained

2

not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it

4

unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still

2

dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

1

dullard; indecisive person

1

divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

2

little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as

1

to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

6

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

4

subsidy; grant-in-aid

1

being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy

1

tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble

1

to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down

5

scary

2

wrist cutting; slashing one's wrists

1

image; picture; portrait

1

result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit

1

sub; substitute; reserve; sub-

1

word; word

1

changing completely; transformation

3

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

1

brilliant; bright

1