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hostage

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to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)

1

to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer

2

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

1

cessation; (coming to an) end

1

to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

1

horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise

1

attack preparedness

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hegemony; leadership; initiative

1

multiple; multiplex

1

relieving; refreshing; satisfying

1

end; termination point

1

doctor chiefly responsible for a patient's care; doctor in charge (of a patient); attending physician; (one's) primary care physician; family doctor; general practitioner

2

office (room)

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younger sister

2

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

1

to become better; to improve

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pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

1

Amelia

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success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

mother; wife

1

inheritance; something given or received

1

exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

1

hard worker; hardworking person

1

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

2

clearing one's throat; cough

1

shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship

1

oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance

2

not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to

1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

1

rationality; reasonableness

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great majority

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encryption; encoding; encipherment

2

city police; municipal police

2

right and wrong

1

to make known

1

memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad

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to be hungry

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sniper; sharpshooter

1

spotter

2

preserved foods

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cooking; food preparation

3

insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

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sniper

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf

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going around; patrol; round; tour

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temporary truce; ceasefire

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