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feigned ignorance; pretending not to know

6

notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

3

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

4

heart sound; cardiac sound

1

retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior

3

to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by

2

to become desperate; to give in to despair

1

for dear life; barely escaping alive

1

filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime

4

self-defense; self-defence

1

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

postman; mailman; mail carrier; letter carrier; postie

2

museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall

2

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

3

while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with

2

to turn one's back to

2

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

3

exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting

2

beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill

2

conditioned reflex

2

novelist; fiction writer

3

of tender years; very young

1

how to use; method for using; way of using

1

(in one's) possession

1

possession; ownership

2

note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account

3

number of books

3

alternately; by turns; one after the other

2

diary shared between friends (who take turns writing entries); exchange diary

2

foreword; preface; introduction; postscript

1

contrastive

6

to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict

4

alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner

2

to stoop; to bend over

1

to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

7

to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

2

after death; posthumously

1

outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable

6

nothing but; none other than

2

to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily

5

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

1

clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling

7

to meet face-to-face

1

glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy

1

widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally

1

book; publication

2

to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

1

scolding

1

losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation

1

not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

4