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plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy

1

question; query

1

place of destination

2

breakfast

1

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

1

strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

4

to return; to come back

1

good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

1

scope; coverage; selected range

1

(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address

1

flatterer; toady; lackey; sycophant; flunky

1

indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

1

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

1

jewelry; jewellery

2

to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request

1

courtesy call; courtesy visit

1

sending back; return to sender

1

something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment

1

ironworking; ironworker

2

excess or deficiency; too much or too little

1

immediately following

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destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

4

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

4

tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place

1

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

3

to be smeared; to be covered

2

forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining

1

heroic

1

fanatic

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing

1

weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

1

in the same manner as before; the same as always

1

guess; conjecture

1

to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation

1

principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

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generalist

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specialist

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wise; clever; smart

2

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

3

vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

1

treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly

1

funeral; burial; condolence

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indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

1

incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical

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cooked rice; meal

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heir; heiress; inheritor

3