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to come to light

1

circumstantial evidence

1

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

4

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

1

necessity

2

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

1

teacher (classroom)

4

stone bridge

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

8

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

16

stress

4

very rich person; the super rich

1

destruction of evidence

1

unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

1

to be settled; to be brought to an end

2

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

(in) one's own way

1

to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

1

lively motion; throb

1

dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented

2

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

1

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

2

public bath; bathhouse

1

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

2

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

2

danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety

1

only once

3

apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

3

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

4

full dress; formal dress; uniform

5

to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

3

worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

1

despair; hopelessness

4

around ...; or so

1

irreplaceable

3

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

1

to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings

3

coming-of-age ceremony

2

to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly

1

hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy

1

one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent

2

five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold

2

earmuffs (for protection against cold); ear warmers

2

kitchen; financial situation

1

pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

1

to talk (a person) down; to confute

3

determination; resolution

14

to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

1