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to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

1

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

1

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

2

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

4

to expel; to drive out

3

nature; property; disposition

3

we

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spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

1

equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split

2

share; portion; quota; cut

1

that's so, isn't it

4

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

1

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

1

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

4

to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip

2

sweet and sour; bittersweet

1

to engage in lively conversation

2

in person; personally; directly

1

strict order; peremptory command

2

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

1

average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually

3

ordinary; sensible; commonplace

1

how much; how many; what amount; what extent

2

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

2

joker

1

suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

1

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

5

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

2

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

3

par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity

6

crouched burial

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

2

physical condition; state of health

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

2

until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

1

(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

3

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1

opposite side; opposition

3

in good health; alive and well; going strong

5

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

2

to attempt; to test; to try out

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to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

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report; information

3

(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent

1

depression; low spirits; dejection

1

plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

1