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one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two

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to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky

1

good impression; favorable impression

1

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

1

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

1

to hide; to conceal

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

5

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

that's true; of course; obviously

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

1

because of; owing to; due to

2

insinuating; snide

1

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

2

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

very interesting; of great interest

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

3

one end; an end; part; fragment

2

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

1

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

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misunderstanding

4

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

3

scoundrel; rascal; villain

3

to grimace; to frown

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

2

disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful

1

to take advantage of (someone's) weakness

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

8

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk

3

name; given name; first name

8

forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money

2

to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

1

at that time; in those days

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

1

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

1

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

1

forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly

5

to frolic about; to mess around

1

to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)

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