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crisis management

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ability; faculty

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zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

3

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

5

house; one's house; one's home; one's family

1

bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

5

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

2

sexy; popular; well-liked

1

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

5

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

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results; record; grades; marks

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

1

preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school

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mock exam; practice exam; practice test

1

person of high rank or position

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regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

1

alma mater

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rich person

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girls' school

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to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

8

at that time; in those days

2

of course; certainly; naturally

1

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

1

the same age

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in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

2

puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

1

proud; haughty; arrogant

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near oneself; close to one; familiar

4

loveable; very likeable; like very much

8

implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

4

one's rival in love

2

hard; tough; hardware; hard disk

1

(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent

1

competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

3

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle

2

mutual love

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support; backing; patronage

1

tragedy; tragic event

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

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to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of

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with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

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to be intimate with; to befriend

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registrant; subscriber; enrollee

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positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

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