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(an) only child

2

serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

1

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

1

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

7

how many years; how long; what year

2

four years

3

personal computer; PC

3

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

2

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

privacy

1

infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass

1

how long; how far; how much

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

1

definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional

1

such a thing; something like that

1

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

1

part-time job; side job

3

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

2

they

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to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

2

what nationality

1

how many people; a number of people

1

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

2

(brother and sister) born of a different mother

2

large family; extended family

1

noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing

1

well, I must admit ...

3

by (means of); with

1

as you see; as you can see

1

various

2

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

2

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

3

baby; infant

7

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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brand new; fresh

4

writing paper; stationery; notepaper

3

envelope

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

2

like that; that way; thus

1

blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void

2

to grow up; to become an adult

3

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

to lose sight of; to miss

1

alibi

2

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

1

gymnasium

1

bid-rigging; knockout sale

2

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

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