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another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

how; in what way; by what means

3

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

17

to chase; to run after; to pursue

3

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

3

major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

2

detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

2

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

1

privacy

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

2

observing eye

1

(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

18

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

1

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

1

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

2

presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

2

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

1

a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes

2

rest; break; recess; intermission

1

ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

1

even now; still; as yet

3

feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke

1

was

3

to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order

2

very; much

1

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

2

to catch one's attention

1

fragment; one of the group or party

1

is not; am not; are not

4

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

1

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

2

besides; moreover; in addition

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

2

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

2

to bear fruit; to ripen

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

30

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

12

to be overcome with emotion

2

to take someone's hand

2

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

3

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

3

dull sound; muffled sound

1