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one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick

2

embarrassed; ashamed

3

error

1

contract employee

1

detailed explanation

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

3

taste; flavor; flavour

2

possibly; maybe; perhaps

1

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements

2

wine

20

sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

2

rose

1

for connoisseurs; preferred by experts

1

store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)

1

head over heels; headlong; head first

1

rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook

3

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

3

cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry

1

as was expected; sure enough

1

to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame

11

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

5

moment; instant

1

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

8

separate

1

transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation

1

offender; criminal

1

useless; deadhead

2

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

9

to believe implicitly; to believe firmly

1

obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile

3

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1

ingenuity; resourcefulness

1

length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases

1

literary master

4

posterity; future life; life to come

3

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

3

proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

2

in; on; at; during; in the condition of

1

to understand from experience

1

it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

1

artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact

1

all things; all creation

1

to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

3

mysterious person

8

countenance; features; looks

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rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple

2

dessert wine

2

leading person; foremost figure

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