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to think of; to come up with

2

fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

1

opium addiction

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suspect (person)

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to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime

3

excuse; pretext

1

forte; strong point

1

I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...

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policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

monolith; large slab of rock

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

3

to take into consideration; to bear in mind

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who the heck; just who

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to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge

3

personal grudge; personal enmity

1

jealous; envious

2

to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

1

introduction; meeting

1

cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance

1

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

1

to focus (on)

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diplomatic issue

1

perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

2

(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone

1

to state one's opinion

1

overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)

2

blow; shock; strike; batting

3

absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

2

to distribute; to hand out

3

to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

1

advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

2

fourth day of the month; four days

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without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

2

moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading

1

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

1

suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal

4

underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap

4

unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision

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complication

3

lengthening

1

to carry out a scheme

1

simplification

1

to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover

1

sooner or later; in time; eventually

1

gag order; gag rule; gag law

1

vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

1

panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic

5

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1

according to (someone)

3

slave; servant; slavery

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