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strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

4

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

4

engagement; betrothal

1

riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

1

duel; shoot-out

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

provisional; temporary; tentative; interim

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

3

chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan

1

to scan; to look over

1

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

1

declaration; statement

1

indemnities; reparations

1

payment

1

territory; domain; dominion; possession

1

cession (of territory)

1

technology transfer

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

2

instead; but (on the other hand)

1

overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

1

pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

1

with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)

1

likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do

2

to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

1

grave; gravesite; tomb

1

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

1

final; eventual; ultimate

1

to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict

2

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

2

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

to let die

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

2

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

1

assent; consent

1

immediate reply

1

to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do

1

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

3

pitch-black; jet-black

4

resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness

1

to resemble closely

1

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

6

face (of person)

1

pale; pallid

1

breast pocket

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

1

to fade; to become dim

1

wandering; roaming; drifting

2

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

1