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to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

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domestic; in the family

3

intervention

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to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

1

ham actor

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of all people

1

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

4

money; metal

1

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

1

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

1

silver coin

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to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

1

earnings

1

falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)

1

mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

2

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

1

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

outside a castle

1

quick-wittedness; tact

1

to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible

1

amber; yellowish-brown

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile

1

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

1

square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface

1

second wife

1

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

1

stepmother

3

tiredness; fatigue

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business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

5

large amount of money; great cost

3

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

2

to tell a lie; to fib

1

to make a vow; to take an oath

1

looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something

2

reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood

1

mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death

1

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

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to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)

4

appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

3

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

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to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune

1

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

2

drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

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sounds

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shriek; scream

3

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

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