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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

2

to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)

1

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

1

self-control; self-restraint

1

the public; general public

1

(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)

1

to grapple

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

2

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

1

inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement

2

he; she; that guy

1

antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

1

haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous

1

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

2

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

2

fashion designer; couturier

1

annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing

1

(complaining about) this and that; one thing or another

1

to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

2

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

4

to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

1

sharp; keen; acute

1

convenient

1

to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

1

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

2

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

to cool down one's anger

1

attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound

1

ephemeral; transitory

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

1

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

1

too much; excessive; too

2

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously

1

police officer; policeman; constable

1

to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)

1

romance; love's pathway

1

good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest

1

having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret

1

very interesting; of great interest

1

word; vocabulary

1

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

1

excellent; very good; exultant; elated

1

complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge

1

reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)

2