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direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt

2

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

33

advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview

5

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

2

large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant

5

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

3

professional killer; hit man

2

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

1

pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous

1

to increase; to grow

5

consequently; as a result

1

offender; criminal; culprit

8

diagram; graph; schema

1

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

to obtain; to procure

2

to fear; to be afraid of

1

delight; great joy

3

each other; one another

5

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

2

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

2

polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

1

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

3

strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

2

look!; there!; here!; that is

2

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

3

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

1

departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

3

to creep; to crawl

2

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

1

to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

2

hostility; enmity

1

to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

1

to be boisterously noisy

3

ghost; apparition

2

treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.

1

to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

4

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

presence (impressive quality)

2

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

2

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

2

nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

1

to call in; to invite; to bring in

1

to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster

2

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)

21

driving force

2

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

1