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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

3

interruption; suspension; break

2

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

2

relative; relation; kin

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

8

bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

2

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

1

to bury; to embed; to implant

17

to need; to call for; to require

2

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

sign; indication; omen; symptom

1

now; nowadays

3

fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune

2

revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)

1

person; member

5

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

bribery; corruption

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip

1

enterprise; business; company; corporation

1

storehouse; warehouse; godown

19

quite a lot

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

2

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

2

hostility; antagonism; opposition

3

believable; credible; trustworthy

2

medical examination

5

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

5

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

1

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

13

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

4

to giggle

5

just a little

4

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

4

soap

1

palpation

2

surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)

2

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

4

to make a habit of; to make it a practice to

1

indescribable; having no way to express

1

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

3

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

6

neat (neatly); tidy; trim

4

young branch; sprig

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

7

embossing

2

royal

3

research establishment; research institute; laboratory

2