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freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)

1

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

2

municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body

1

spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple

1

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

7

persecution; oppression

2

media

1

to inform; to report

1

witch hunt

1

to moan; to groan

4

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

4

to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from

1

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

1

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

1

don't trust strangers; always assume the worst (of people)

1

bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

3

schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram

1

to take over; to hand over

1

family lineage

3

symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

1

fortune-telling; divination

1

guts; bowels; intestines

1

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

1

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

3

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

4

bang; whump; boom

2

production (e.g. play); direction

3

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

manipulation of information; spin

1

medium; media

1

discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures

1

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

5

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

1

instinct

6

to attract interest; to capture attention

1

common; usual

2

fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize

1

to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever

1

to enjoy (oneself)

1

art of war; strategy; tactics

1

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

3

powerful; strong

1

inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

2

unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit

1

arbitrary

1

phenomenon

2

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition

1

component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

2