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to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)

2

drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing

4

based on; built on; made from

1

shadow; tail; following

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

2

fundamental knowledge

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adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills

1

to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

2

nature; natural constitution; innate disposition

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

2

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

1

clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

1

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

2

statue; picture; picture revealing character

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

1

three years

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

3

to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

1

stare; gaze; fixation

2

post; official position; managerial position; executive position

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

1

to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up

1

popularity

3

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

2

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

4

trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing

1

general idea; concept; notion

1

skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination

1

rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

2

private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

2

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

2

non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible

1

the very picture of ...

1

problem child

2

genius; prodigy; natural gift

13

just one person; only one

1

large crowd; mass of people

1

sheep (Ovis aries)

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Milano (Italy); Milan

1

school bus (for kindergarten children); kindergarten bus

1

mysterious disappearance; being spirited away

1

George; Georgie

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(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability

2

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

4

to breathe out; to exhale

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