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a gap develops; a significant difference emerges

3

evening; dusk

3

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

4

meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission

1

order; sequence; procedure

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

selection; screening

1

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

1

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

1

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

1

official; civil service

1

an impossibility

1

ventilation fan; extractor fan

1

washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom

1

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

1

speech and conduct; words and deeds

1

price margin

6

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

2

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

1

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

octave

1

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

1

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

1

being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

2

mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

1

plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)

1

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

1

to do so; to do thus

1

fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit

1

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

1

to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

2

supremacism

1

illogical

1

intelligence

1

belief; faith; adherence; espousal

1

end; conclusion

2

probability theory

1

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

2

human interest; kindness

1

unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage

1

to put one's trust in

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

2

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

2

re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal

3

to throw in the towel

1

(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

1