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break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with

3

repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback

2

one-way traffic

1

the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible

1

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

3

one house

2

private house

2

call; visit

1

imitation; fake; sham

3

failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb

1

poor piece of work; rubbish; trash

1

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

4

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

2

to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

1

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize

1

accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)

2

ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)

1

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

1

technological development

1

scramble (for)

1

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

3

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

1

you (plural)

1

to go; to come

1

to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

1

unanticipated; unexpected

1

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

5

to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

1

reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability

1

abnormal phenomenon; anomaly

2

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

right and left

8

ethical

1

simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item

2

opportunity; chance; time; occasion

1

one's own child; one's own children

2

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

2

to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

2

cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow

1

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

1

killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends

1

and; thereupon; because of that

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

2

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

1

pace; step

2

trouble

4