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settlement; solution; resolution

3

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

10

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

5

circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)

1

peddler

1

to yield; to give way to; to make way for

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

welcome; reception

5

violent; rough

4

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

1

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

1

crowd of people

3

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

2

passing each other

1

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

messenger; envoy; emissary

1

principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

1

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

precisely because

2

to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

1

ruin; destruction; fall

9

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

6

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

2

everyday occurrence

1

surely; certainly; without doubt

1

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

1

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

1

in that respect; on that point; in that regard

2

things depend on how you look at them

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

2

just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way

1

friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

3

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

commotion; stir

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

2

envy

1

jealousy; envy

1

showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude

1

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

5

fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty

1

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

3

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

1

same meaning; synonymy

1

wearily

1

unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

2

courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

2

in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is

1

giant

1

fortune; luck

2