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such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

2

to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on

1

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

to twist off

1

to gradually rise

3

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

2

killer; murderer

2

denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

3

chill; shakes; ague

1

both arms

2

shout; yell; scream

1

emergency transport; ambulance transport

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

1

appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in

1

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

2

between life and death

2

No Visitors

1

verbal message; word (from someone)

4

to be ordered (to do)

1

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

10

freelance journalist

1

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

1

metal fittings; metal fixtures

1

false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes

1

to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing

2

cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck

2

house search (e.g. by the police)

1

engineering

1

consultant

1

short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling

1

(circuit) breaker

1

going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

1

to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

2

to refer to; to use as reference

1

one's possessions; ownership

2

succession; inheritance

1

tag; slip; label; sticker

5

winner-takes-all (system)

1

security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)

33

debtor

3

cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

1

at a young age; while still young

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

2

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

2

taking into consideration; making allowances

1

perpetrator

2

as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

1

monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance

1