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if; in case; supposing

1

will not do; do not; does not

1

pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention

1

to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

1

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

1

laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

2

to turn the lights off

1

wrist

8

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

1

billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports

4

totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

2

to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse

2

Q; q

1

technique; art; skill; move

2

jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise

1

foam; form

2

secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom

1

the bottom of one's heart

1

thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.

1

active; positive; progressive

1

offensive (movement); aggression

1

digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else

1

to grow old; to age

1

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

1

newspaper story (article, account)

1

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

1

to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

1

quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly

1

defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

1

analysis

2

village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

1

to listen to in an ecstasy

1

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

1

to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

2

to be conceited

1

(piece of) rope; ordinary method

1

crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis

1

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

1

special make; deluxe

1

please look at it

1

lecture; address; speech

19

astronomical clock

5

flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

1

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

1

inventor

1

Adrien

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

1

ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

2

invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding

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