thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
client list; customer list
mass infection; infection outbreak; infection cluster
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
chaser; pursuer; chaser; light drink (often just water) taken after a strong alcoholic drink
improved version; variant (of a pathogen)
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
in accordance with plans; just as planned
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
to smash violently; to crush
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
being left out; being ostracized
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to distribute; to hand out
how dare ...; how could ...
branch office; branch store
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
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