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being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something

2

law; rule

2

receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

2

to get dressed up; to treat oneself

3

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

3

to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

2

next number (magazine, etc.); next issue

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

4

promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action

1

in its entirety; whole; wholly

2

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off

1

tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation

1

regarding highly; attaching importance to

1

(vocal) volume

4

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

3

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

1

to be pleased; to be in a good mood

2

lunch; midday meal

2

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

1

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

1

acorn

1

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

5

Cristy; Kristi; Kurisuti

10

racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer

1

most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece

2

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

11

timetable; schedule

3

embarrassed; ashamed

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story

1

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

2

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

1

crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes

5

or; or else

4

imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)

2

we

1

breakthrough; great discovery

1

slow; weak-headed

1

to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless

2

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

6

making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props

1

to do as one likes

5

to give; to do (something) for

2

the last moment; the very end

3

lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly

1

to throw into; to dump in together

1

child

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