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hard fighting

1

leadership; initiative; spearhead

2

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

2

desk; copy editor

2

grain (of wood)

1

sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

1

veneer board; plywood; joint publication

1

fake

1

breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

1

insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)

3

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

1

Chablis

18

it is I who should say so

1

bill; job invoice

1

end of the month

1

next month

1

payment

1

outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

1

to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance

1

to be blinded by greed

1

dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off

2

shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)

1

domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting

3

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

1

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

1

humiliating

2

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

1

what sort; what kind

1

nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

4

distant relative

1

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

1

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

2

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

1

collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination

1

treasure

1

duty; obligation

3

literally; to the letter; literal

2

concealment; suppression; hiding

2

joint control

4

to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false

1

pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)

1

restart; reboot

2

tearful face

1

assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon

1

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

1

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

1

available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let

1

also called

1

suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

2