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eye for people; ability to judge character

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

3

bitter-tasting bug

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

3

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

4

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

5

darkish; dusky; dark; murky

1

to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

1

monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

12

which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

1

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

7

to like; to love; to be fond of

3

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

1

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

1

state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

5

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

to hate; to detest

3

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

change; alteration; modification

1

negative; minus

2

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

5

in proportion to; just as much as

1

unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say

1

first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag

1

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

1

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

4

trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat

1

genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

2

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

well; now; then

2

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

2

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

1

promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

2

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

3

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

3

at once; immediately; right now

7

to finish speaking

1

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)

1

already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably

4

mental; spiritual; emotional

2

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

2

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

2

sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

2

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

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