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from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

6

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

5

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

4

in addition; besides

1

successively; one after another

1

to continue to increase; to continue to mount

1

mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box

1

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

1

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

2

regret; remorse; repentance; contrition

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

2

till just now

2

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

8

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

2

anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)

1

bonus; bounty; reward; compensation

1

system; institution; organization; organisation

1

introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation

1

suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

1

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

2

to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

1

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

38

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

2

tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious

1

range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

3

to come to one's senses; to calm down

1

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

3

put; place; leave; do (in preparation)

1

to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by

1

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

7

separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

3

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

1

banknote; bill; note; paper money

1

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

1

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

1

to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

2

radial; radiating

2

more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive

1

to count; to enumerate

3

blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity

1

henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle

1

when; at what point

1