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to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse

1

to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

1

to bloom

1

switchblade; flick knife

1

(made of) steel

1

(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club

1

video camera; video camcorder

2

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

1

cable tie; zip tie

1

office

3

to request earnestly

1

pistol; handgun

6

suspicious

1

-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

3

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

1

settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)

2

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

2

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

1

bitch; wench

1

base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation

1

to writhe (in pain)

1

they; those guys; those fellows

3

to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead

1

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

1

capital; funds; seed money; asset

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

1

fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent

1

party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party

9

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

1

to do as one likes

1

smirkingly; smugly; broadly

1

limbs; arms and legs; body

2

gulpingly; in one gulp

4

saliva; spit; spittle

6

to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

this area; around here

2

police officer; policeman; constable

1

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally

1

shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women

4

navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator

1

to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

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to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)

1

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

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to stop walking; to pause

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street light; streetlamp

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