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to seize (secure) evidence

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

2

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

4

under the floor

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storehouse; bunker; silo

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trend; tendency; movement; attitude

2

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

3

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

3

strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

2

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

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with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

2

to watch intently; to stare

2

stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

3

article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point

2

current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

1

to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

7

division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing

1

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

3

vegetable garden

3

interruption; interference; butting in

1

to bear fruit

1

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

3

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

7

backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

2

to begin; to set about; to start

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constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time

1

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

3

reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience

1

to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable

1

bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence

2

exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate

1

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

personal feelings; self-interest

2

to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

2

to pout

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to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

3

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission

1

honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

1

brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up

1

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

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to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

1

secret; secrecy

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

2

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

3

secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen

1

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

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