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killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1

motive power; driving force

1

connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

3

pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

backup

2

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

1

acceleration; speeding up

1

madness; insanity

2

dilapidated house; deserted house

5

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

2

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

4

golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour

1

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

4

to give a glance (at); to take one look at

1

valuable article; valuables

1

carving; engraving; sculpture

1

clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)

1

luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment

1

pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter

2

treasure chest; strongbox

2

to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack

1

wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

2

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

3

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

2

most important

1

you could say that

1

to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

3

point of view

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

tales of one's travels

1

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

1

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

3

too much; excessive; too

3

to be perturbed; to be agitated

1

without accident; uneventfully; without ...

1

how; in what way; by what means

4

pyromaniac

4

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

fire; conflagration

1

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

1

tourist

2

indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous

1

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

4

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

2