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hero

3

grotesque

1

mysterious person

3

pensive (or worried) look on one's face

2

occasional; infrequent; rare

1

mixing; blending; adding; adulteration

3

without

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without permission; without notice

2

manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things

6

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

good boy; good girl

3

train (esp. long distance train); steam train

1

keyhole

4

order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)

7

pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback

3

to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)

1

one's duty; one's part

4

bundle; bunch; sheaf

3

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

3

bingo

1

speed reading

4

document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

2

capture

1

the same; the said; likewise

2

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

salute; bow

2

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

2

to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

2

headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector

2

such; like that; in that way

2

emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings

2

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

5

skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

4

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

2

to start singing (of birds, etc.)

2

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

2

business world; business circles; (the) industry

3

in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

1

synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline

1

to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize

2

escalation

1

exposing; unmasking; laying bare

4

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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great; grand; extensive; large-scale

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to come to light

3

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

2

to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; (lit.) to kill a small bug and save a large one

2

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

5