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detail; details

1

elliptical shape; oval shape

3

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

11

diplomat

6

development department

3

deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)

3

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

2

to make contact

1

fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short

9

trigger

8

to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

9

splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

5

to twist; to contort

1

splash (of water); spray

3

aggressiveness; aggression

2

gale; violent (strong) wind

1

with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves

4

to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly

1

stone (used for throwing)

2

also called

2

exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response

5

to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered

1

black smoke

4

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

14

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

5

please ...

1

to rage; to rampage

2

archery; mapping; map; morphism

2

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

7

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

1

fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern

4

struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)

3

sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

11

one knee

1

abusive language

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

hitting the target

1

muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something

2

peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

4

to turn a somersault

3

to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on

1

senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer

44

lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)

2

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

20

diversion; distraction; feint

5

still better; even better

1

that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me

2

betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

4

separation; farewell; parting

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way

3