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straight line; beeline

2

to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

2

to catch the eye; to attract attention

2

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

4

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

1

taboo word

1

coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived

4

goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies

1

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

2

means; method

6

keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support

1

measure; step; action

1

assault; violent attack

1

one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive

1

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

3

one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed

1

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

1

mistake; error; blunder

2

cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

1

distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry

2

high efficiency; high performance

1

indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

2

big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza

1

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

1

certain evidence; definite evidence

1

planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

2

to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare

4

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

3

quarrel; dispute; argument

1

unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

2

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

1

unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

4

function; facility; faculty; feature

22

discerning (quick) eye; keen insight

3

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

1

inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

2

moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that

1

to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap

4

learning ability

2

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

2

root of a tooth; fang

3

to look away; to turn away

2

to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

5

encroachment; erosion; corrosion

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

4

to rack one's brain

2

wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven

1

short (of a person)

1

pinioning; binding arms behind the back

1