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firm; company

24

Melchior

16

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

1

to be able to manage somehow or other

5

return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

3

from now on; hereafter

9

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

2

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

3

scandal; impropriety; misconduct

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

2

to draw a line

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

6

fist

4

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

2

cause; origin; source

4

it's not like; it isn't as if

1

quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation

3

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

5

switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change

1

shameless; shameless person

1

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

3

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

5

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

2

to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)

2

coercive; overbearing

1

apology

2

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

4

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

2

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

2

in addition

3

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

7

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

3

the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat

1

luckily; blessedly; fortunately

2

time of emergency; (in an) emergency

1

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

2

empty lot; vacant plot of land

1

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

1

really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly

3

both; (not) either

2

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

2

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

1

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

4

hostility; antagonism; opposition

5

against; contrary to

2

to fade; to become dim

4

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

3

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

1

fastest

1