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Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star

8

reply; response; answer

1

English (language)

2

feeling; sense; impression

4

haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important

1

to guess right

3

reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

1

real name

3

Rhoades; Rhodes

3

grandmother

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

1

such ... as; or some such

2

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

3

end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

3

close to the ear

1

granduncle

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask

2

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

2

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

2

Langley

2

Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA

2

popular name; common name; nickname; alias

1

a period (of time)

1

land subsidence; decline in influence

1

Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA

3

intelligence agency

3

to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

1

hmm; I see; hrm

2

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

1

virtue; charm; merit; good point

1

depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

5

disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

1

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

3

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

2

member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress

6

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

7

preface; introduction; preamble

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

2

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

6

convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency

1

one hand

2

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

5

contrastive

3

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

2

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

9

escaping from prison; jailbreak

7