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origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning

2

because

4

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

4

absence; non-attendance

2

incompletion; incomplete; unfinished

1

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

1

perfect; complete; flawless

8

to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

1

to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

4

as; because; with; due to

1

by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking

2

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

4

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

5

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

8

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

long visit; overstaying

2

abrupt; sudden

2

enough about ...

2

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

7

that day; the very same day

1

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

2

softly; mildly; gently; politely

1

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

2

sense; infer

1

harmless

1

people

6

indicate reason; infers some protest

6

(one's) self; oneself

3

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

3

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

expression; phraseology

4

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

3

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

5

each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

2

established practice; custom

2

100 percent

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

3

hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

3

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

4

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

3

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

3

this time; now

15

fresh off the farm; inexperienced

1

way of calling

2

if possible

2

foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

9