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one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

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death certificate

2

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

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amateur

1

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

2

to address

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request for money; touch

1

recovery; rescue; recapture

1

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

1

bad temper; bad mood

1

to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

1

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

2

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

3

crime; offence; offense

2

tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

1

to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from

1

transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting

1

muscle

3

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

1

gang; gangster

1

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

1

to bite off

1

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

3

in perfect form; going swimmingly

1

clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright

1

prank; practical joke

2

crescendo

1

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly

1

to quit one's job; to resign

1

retirement; resignation

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

1

to increase; to grow

1

starting point; point of departure

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

somehow; for some reason or other

1

reference room

5

in someone (else's) name

2

bank account

2

to be of help; to be useful; to go toward

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit

1

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

3

slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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