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memory retention

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brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

1

motherhood; maternity

1

to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)

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being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; putting in storage

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to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

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to exaggerate; to overstate

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to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

3

cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict

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alteration; falsification; faking

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mass production

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absolute secrecy

2

in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)

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(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot

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if so; in that case

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leadership; initiative; spearhead

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to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on

2

to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat

2

looking out for oneself; putting one's own skin first; prioritizing one's own safety above all else

2

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

2

elementary; basic; rudimentary

2

dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

1

head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief

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to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf

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impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

1

(committing, resorting to) an act of violence

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to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others

1

lickety-split; quickly

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to age; to get old; to be too grown-up (for one's age); to be precocious; to become twisted; to become warped

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Yūmen

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opposite direction

1

rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)

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(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

2

supervised; under surveillance

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nameplate; doorplate

1

solving a riddle; solving a mystery

4

audience (with someone of high standing)

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desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong

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female company president; female CEO

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unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest

2

beautiful woman

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misanga bracelet; good luck charm made from knotted embroidery floss, thread or gimp

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to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

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string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

4

water flea (Daphnia spp.)

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(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language

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lady; noblewoman

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well, I must admit ...

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point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection

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impression given by a painting or image

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