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middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

2

lecture; address; speech

11

perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal

1

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

1

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

1

total eclipse; totality

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

1

opening address

1

narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

1

old man; old geezer

3

research publication; scholarly publication

1

deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

3

bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy

1

this person

4

to point at

2

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

silence (not speaking); muteness

3

to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to

1

one third; a third part

1

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

1

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

2

economising; saving

1

every time; each round

2

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

2

mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve

1

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

annoying; noisy; strict

1

about; concerning; related to; -ish

1

prospects of victory; chances of success

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

3

you (plural); all of you; you all

3

various

7

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

1

morning; forenoon; just before noon

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

1

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

5

change; fluctuation

4

consideration; taking into account

7

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

3

something; some kind of; for some reason

7

to hand over; to surrender

2

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

8

demand for; request

1

by your leave; with your permission

1

associate professor

2

to die

11

to say; to be called; to do

2

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

1

to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse

3