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subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient

3

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

4

alcohol; sake

1

knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle

1

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

47

another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking

1

please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if

4

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

3

there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately

11

to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

1

to keep standing; to stand motionless

10

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

1

handkerchief

1

Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)

1

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

5

well; now; then

3

to straighten oneself

1

temperature

1

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

8

main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

to do someone in; to bump someone off

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

11

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

19

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

3

we; us; I; me

3

at times; occasionally

4

(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

4

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

7

multi-

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

2

war; battle; hostilities

3

guide (on a tour, etc.)

2

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

2

joint enterprise; joint venture

1

contract; compact; agreement

11

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing

2

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

1

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

5

grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

6

just because; even if; even though

2

as soon as; right after

1

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

2

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

6

testimony; (verbal) evidence

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

2