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dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

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(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

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occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

3

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

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

2

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

2

government worker; public servant; civil servant

1

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

1

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

2

to have a rumor circulating

1

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

2

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

1

love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by

1

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

1

treasure

1

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

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target

3

who

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to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

1

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

4

hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

1

cat's-eye (semiprecious stone); cat's-eye (light-reflecting road stud)

1

soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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never again

2

relief; peace of mind

2

this time; now

3

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

2

to be surprised; to be astonished

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to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

1

if is not; if are not

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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

1

unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

2

tonight; this evening

1

crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

1

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

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(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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