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remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

2

Switzerland

1

bank; banking institution

2

account (e.g. bank)

2

violent emotion; passion; fury

3

softly; gently; lightly

2

to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

1

thread; yarn; string

4

spider's thread; spider silk

3

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

darkness

1

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

2

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

2

giving something a try because it will not do any harm

2

along; parallel to; in accordance with

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

8

mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot

1

Monday

4

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

2

to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to be on the same page

1

each (person); everyone; individual; respective

9

(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle

2

insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion

1

smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

3

planner; drafter; deviser

2

to ambush

1

the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar

2

the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar

2

the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar

2

the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar

3

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

3

dirty work; unpleasant task

3

estrangement; alienation; sowing discord; driving a wedge

4

surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture; (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility

2

completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

2

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

5

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

4

with a clank

6

noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)

2

to storm in with a yell

2

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

1

Bhisho

2

house-cloth; dust cloth

2

good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory

6

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

1

coordinator; coordinating role

1

the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar

3

privacy; secrecy; confidentiality

1

alternately; by turns

5