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it's no joke; gimme a break!

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clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

2

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

1

formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

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home area; home town; local

2

to get irritated

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rank; standing

3

to realize; to realise

3

dust; cloud of dust

1

beyond imagination; unimaginable

3

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

5

to scatter away; to vanish

1

retreating figure; appearance from behind

2

jet black

5

to flutter (e.g. a flag)

6

mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused

1

good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show

2

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

2

knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge

2

calling on; visiting

2

just one person; only one

2

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

1

advocacy; proposal

1

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

1

this (very thing); this precisely

2

solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

1

solution; way out

1

to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

1

advance; moving forward; progress

5

(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

1

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

2

certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

1

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

1

one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

2

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

2

step by step; by degrees

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

1

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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envy

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(a) look; gaze

1

reverence; awe; respect

3

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

2

cheer; shout of joy

4

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

2

to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

1

to be reminded of; to call to mind

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