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consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study

1

chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia

2

leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development

1

handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring

2

due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work

1

political police

1

counterintelligence; counterespionage

4

dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements

1

one's duty; vocation

1

division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category

3

inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign

2

renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)

1

professional duties

5

hundreds

3

to count up; to enumerate

1

amount; quantity; measuring; weighing

1

diligent student; studious person

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

5

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

4

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

3

Aria

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

3

(present) head of a family

23

forced laugh; forced smile

1

frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved

1

way of talking; speaking style

2

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

11

extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)

3

harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin

1

harmful animal; pest; vermin

1

simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item

2

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

11

moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

1

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let

1

supporter; helper; aid provider; patron

1

to take root

1

puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute

1

distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)

2

rival; competitor; competition

2

state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture

2

bodyguard; escort

4

explosive (material)

1

to throw into

3

shock wave

21

fresh

3

reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

2

black clothes

2

intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

43

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

2