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by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

2

accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

3

level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

2

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

1

as far as I know

2

long; (for a) long time

3

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

2

connection; link; relationship

1

acquaintance; appreciative friend

1

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

1

reading too much into (what ... says)

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

3

don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry

1

for this reason

3

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

1

person concerned; interested party; related party

6

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

11

big; large; great

3

plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act

2

prologue; preface

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

10

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

conspiracy theory

1

to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

1

roguish; impish

11

secret society

2

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

true state; actual condition; reality

2

to become clear; to be made public

1

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

3

to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin

1

to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

2

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

1

all; every

2

crime; offence; offense

2

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

6

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

1

to live long; to survive

1

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

2

one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn

1

to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

3

human intellect; knowledge

1

master; expert

1

plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

2

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

4