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as expected (positive events); as hoped for

1

sickroom; hospital room; ward

3

bed

1

half the body; half length

1

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

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

1

medical examination

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable

3

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

3

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

3

resignation; acceptance; consolation

1

flight; desertion; escape

3

cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation

2

fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

2

overall

1

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

1

newspaper story (article, account)

1

husband and wife; married couple

9

only; nothing but

1

suspect (person)

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

2

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

1

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

2

cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)

1

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

4

tuition; school expenses

2

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

2

to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

1

business associate

1

dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

1

blow; shock; strike; batting

6

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

1

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

2

bank; banking institution

1

investor

1

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

1

profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view

1

right to decide; having say (in a decision)

1

mental; spiritual; emotional

6

to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime

2

secret; private; surreptitious

2

sense of values; values; value system

1

world; society; people; the public

2

act; deed; conduct

2

to hate; to detest

2

(creating) a cover-up

1