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forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

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political maneuvering; politicking; political machinations

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infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

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one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

1

absence; disregard; indifference

2

direct

1

firm; strong; solid; stable

1

culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection

3

to smile pleasantly

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

2

raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute

1

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

1

(creating) a cover-up

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half day

1

among (them); of (them)

1

to obtain; to procure

1

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

1

the real criminal; true culprit

1

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

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to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

1

baseless; groundless

1

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

1

flustered; flurried; stuttering (e.g. an apology)

1

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

1

having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret

1

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

1

to be able to conceal

1

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

1

we

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

1

our company; our firm

1

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

2

fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

1

rhetoric

1

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

1

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

1

to fold up; to fold into layers

1

polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

1

implementor; author

1

noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick

1

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

1

oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed

1

taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.

1

to feel ashamed; to be abashed

1

to be embarrassed; to lose face

2

to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal

1

hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

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