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calling on; visiting

1

remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

1

that is to say; so that means

8

evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances

1

bodyguard; escort

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

3

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

7

mortar; plaster; stucco

1

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

3

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

3

work of art

2

restoration; repair; mending

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

3

stopping at; going no further than

1

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

1

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

3

superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian

2

plan; blueprint

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

4

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

1

only recently; just of late

2

lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill

1

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

2

traces; evidence

3

duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key

2

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

1

warm welcome

1

as (somebody) says

3

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

2

closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)

1

police officer; policeman; constable

15

to hide oneself

2

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

1

eleven o'clock

2

gnu; wildebeest

1

fashion

1

looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy

2

to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order

2

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

1

one third; a third part

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

3

changing clothes; change of clothes

3

mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

2

swarthy; dark-skinned

4

establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

4

with a click; with a snap

1