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to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess

1

this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such

1

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

1

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

2

guardian

8

substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation

2

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

2

setting sail; leaving the shore, dock, etc.

1

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

1

useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand

1

last night; yesterday evening

5

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

1

witness

1

suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

1

house built on sand; house of cards

1

to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

1

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2

consensus; collective will; collective opinion

1

with a grin

1

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

1

defecation; excretion; bowel movement

1

son

1

to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange

1

hereditary system; hereditary succession

2

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

1

top secret

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

2

(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

1

in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

return; coming back

1

departure; leaving; setting off

1

there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

2

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular

1

reply; answer

1

many; numerous; various; large number of

2

historic; historical

1

rare; extraordinary; singular

1

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend

2

beatitude; supreme bliss

1

good luck; fortune

1

to use up; to squander

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

1

unofficial record; rumour; rumor

1

rare; uncommon

1

seven

1

massing (of troops); gathering

1

highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze

2