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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

5

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

1

hostility; animosity; enmity

1

to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

1

critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

1

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

1

new; fresh; novel

5

character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae

1

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

2

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

4

unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable

1

attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb

2

one side

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

mountaineering boots; climbing boots; hiking boots; trekking boots

1

sneaker; sneakers; trainers

1

even (e.g. even a child)

5

bare feet

1

sandal

1

you; dear; honey

5

brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey; dark gray; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

boss; chief; head

1

lover; mistress; kept woman

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

1

to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up

3

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way

1

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

1

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

1

phenomenon

7

magical; sorcerous; incantatory

1

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

4

individual; specimen

2

armoring; armouring; armor; armour

4

armed forces; military; troops

1

isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

2

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

1

research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)

1

ability; performance; efficiency

2

long period (of time)

1

powerful; strong

4

this kind of

1

adaptation; accommodation; conformity

1

harmful; hazardous

1

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

1