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half a year; six months

3

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

4

that's true; of course; obviously

2

outskirts (of a town); run-down district

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

4

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

once; one time; exclusively; only; alone

3

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

building

1

defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

1

odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling

1

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

10

full; in plenty; ample

4

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

1

latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

3

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

6

commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

1

construction; establishment

1

aim; goal; prospect; outlook

1

cost; expense

2

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

7

state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle

1

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

2

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

2

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

5

refutation; rebuttal; retort

1

right elbow

1

back (of a chair)

4

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

2

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

1

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

2

the blues; bluish colors

2

single word; a few words; brief comment

2

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

2

light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

9

green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

6

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

2

impossible; unlikely; improbable

2

to dye; to colour; to color

3

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

6

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

6

for one thing ...

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

4

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

3

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

4