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to crack jokes

1

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

3

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

1

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

3

action

3

having many difficulties in store; grim prospects

1

to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design

1

advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

1

cause of death

1

to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

5

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

7

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

1

control

4

to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve

1

to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

1

to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

3

approach; approach shot

1

to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring

1

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

6

to press a question; to cross-examine

3

right to speak

2

personal connections

2

span

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

3

signs; omen; symptoms

1

theme park

2

mascot

1

to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

4

to cling

4

to shake one's head

1

this much; this amount

2

fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog

3

to leak; to run out

1

to move forward; to move on

10

recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

2

to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)

1

full name

1

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

1

hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs

1

fair and square; open and aboveboard

1

official website

1

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

4

latest version; latest edition

1

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

1

angry face (countenance)

1

file

2

printing

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stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam

1

permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

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