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to come back

4

to grimace; to frown

6

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

to invite in; to show someone in

1

mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

1

that is; namely; i.e.

1

certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

2

that's so, however ...

4

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

1

with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

1

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

1

thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual

1

improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable

1

to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare

1

oyster; oyster shell

7

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

1

fried oysters; deep-fried oysters

2

inhabiting; living

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

1

in the background; not standing out

1

to meet face-to-face

1

presence (impressive quality)

5

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

3

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

1

special; extraordinary

2

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

2

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

3

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

2

baton (of command); order; command; direction

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

1

this week

1

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

3

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

3

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

2

human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem

1

(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

1

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

3

to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain

1

memory; sense; experience

5

viewer; (television) audience

2

participatory; participating; hands-on

1

variety show (e.g. on TV)

4

planning; project; plan; design

8

to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

2

area

2

pond

14

water's surface

2

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

10

transparency; degree of clearness

1