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power

6

assassination

1

to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

5

lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy

2

emergency; first-aid

1

bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve

3

as planned

1

playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal

3

having good eyesight

2

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

5

colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

2

to look forward to something

2

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

4

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

5

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

2

store; shop

3

inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage

1

to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step

1

confrontation; showdown

6

great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity

12

unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally

2

to embrace

3

hug

1

to shake off

5

completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe

1

lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl

5

sniper

10

scope

3

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

4

remote control; remote operation

4

to bury; to embed; to implant

7

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

1

anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever

1

boss; chief; manager

3

performer

1

mental condition; state of mind; mentality

4

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

3

bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision

1

operation; calculation

2

by hook or by crook; by all possible means

1

head; chief; boss; leader

9

one's own room

8

clerical desk; office desk

1

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

3

copy; reproduction; replica; facsimile

1

companion

1

pleasant; charming

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

12

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

3