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dirty work; unpleasant task

2

honeymoon

1

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

1

great mistake

1

to gag someone

1

to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up

2

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

5

(turned out) all right in the end

3

alternately; by turns; one after the other

5

to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm

1

environmental change

1

point getter; high scorer

1

sleepover; overnight stay

1

uniformity; equality

2

by mutual agreement; by mutual consent

1

to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)

5

single standard; single base; single-feature show

3

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

2

characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate

2

easily; without effort

1

teamwork

3

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

1

secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method

4

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

1

obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)

2

should do; ought to do

2

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

1

loved one; lover; sweetheart

2

resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration

1

to bud

1

to press against each other; to huddle together

2

one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N

1

operation scar; scar from an operation

1

kidney

3

transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant

3

blood type; blood group

2

leukocyte; leucocyte; white blood cell

1

match (contest); to match with; to go well with

1

(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)

1

compatibility; conformance; fitness; adaptability

1

conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence

1

liver

1

bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind

1

surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand

1

blood transfusion

1

not one

1

internal organs; viscera; intestines

2

to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

5

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

2