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sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

4

to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

3

to laugh scornfully

4

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

66

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

4

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

5

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

13

(a) look; gaze

4

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

1

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

2

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

7

to increase; to add to; to augment

3

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

3

additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case

1

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

2

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

8

New Year's Eve; December 31

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

10

transactions; dealings; business

1

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

2

common front; united front

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

3

to occur; to happen

14

eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before

1

parade

1

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

1

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

1

collapse; downfall

2

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

2

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

37

to take root; to strike

2

user

2

to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

4

circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

2

the very thing; itself

10

big; large; great

4

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

3

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

14

rather; better; instead; if anything

2

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

2

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

4

to increase; to multiply

5

amount used

1

increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

1

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

1

impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned

1

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

9

aim

5

eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression

1

overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

1