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down; below; downward

1

letterhead

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

5

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

2

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

4

you could say; you might say; verging on the

4

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

5

default; nonperformance

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

11

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

11

two copies

2

an issue being settled; a case being closed

2

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)

8

tomorrow evening

1

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

1

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

2

these

14

reply; answer; response

6

short while

1

shelving; pigeonholing

2

many; numerous; various; large number of

4

clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

4

ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

7

like this; this sort; this way

6

calm; composed; leisurely

1

confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself

1

firm; unshakeable; resolute

4

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

3

only once

4

The Sign of Four (novel by Conan Doyle)

1

to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

6

to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)

3

exceedingly; very

2

complication; confusion; disorder

1

difference; discrepancy; variation

6

leaving; quitting; retiring

1

revisiting; visiting again

1

in one's hands; in one's control

2

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

9

serious illness

2

evening; evening hour

3

sick person; patient; invalid

2

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

1

to be free; to be available

1

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

7

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

1

final scene; the end; finale

2

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to

1

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

2