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as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

2

declaration; statement

2

notes; comment; remark; annotation

1

skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower

1

(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal

2

the late; the deceased

7

this and that; one thing or another

5

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

24

to be

6

market value

1

repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul

4

words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word

25

philosophical

4

Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral

2

interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

3

brain science

1

one's cherished opinion; pet theory

1

to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

5

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

1

Babylonia; Babylon

1

sphere; circle; range; category

2

Zoroaster

1

the Seven Deadly Sins

2

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

2

dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish

2

by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally

1

hot-tempered person

1

to build up a hypothesis

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

6

speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

2

planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)

15

six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

3

guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

26

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

4

atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)

4

to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

1

administration of property; custodianship; receivership

1

backup

7

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

14

shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)

1

to succeed; to bear fruit

2

book making (binding, publishing)

1

monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights

2

treatment; service; handling; management

1

contract; compact; agreement

6

groundless; entirely contrary to fact

1

trifles; minor details

5

to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)

1