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matter; item; facts

4

fumbling; groping

1

hey; yo; hi; come on; hey

3

how; in what way; I wonder

2

what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)

5

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

2

pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names

1

rank (of troops); file; column; formation

18

show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)

2

to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer

5

needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide

5

presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)

8

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

base (of operations)

2

watering hole; watering place

5

equilibrium; good balance; poise

1

lake (in place names)

2

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

2

water's edge; waterside; shore

3

to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way

1

one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive

3

to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke

1

oof; ough; ulp

4

to lie face-down

1

dictionary; lexicon

6

toe

1

to shed blood

5

spearhead

13

to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

2

appetite (for food)

13

contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting

6

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

1

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

1

glancing (look)

1

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

1

to search for; to seek for; to look for

3

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

8

to no one in particular

3

inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit

1

water quality

1

drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole

1

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

2

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

1

loyalty; faithfulness

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

3

coating; painting

1

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

8

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively

1

to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps

1