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to come to a settlement

5

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

1

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

13

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

1

seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will

4

to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with

1

philosophical

1

consequence; causal relationship; nexus

1

superstition; superstitious belief

2

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

1

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

3

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

3

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

4

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

1

future trouble

2

to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)

1

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

3

once and for all; completely; spotlessly

1

to run about; to rush about

2

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

2

to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)

4

to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind

1

American; American-style (weak) drip coffee

1

to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head

2

dizzyingly; to feel dizzy

1

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

to fan; to incite; to instigate

1

to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air

1

to be exposed to wind

1

exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change

3

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

part-time employer; place where one works part-time

1

dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)

3

prudish; strait-laced; boring; square

6

girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski

1

half a year; six months

3

it's not like; it isn't as if

1

trouble; quarrel; dispute

2

going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote

3

supporting role (actor); minor role

1

quadrilateral; square

1

no way; no chance

3

cast (of a play)

1

hypnopaedia; hypnopedia; sleep-learning

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

5

difficult to ...; hard to ...

5

holding two or more positions concurrently

3

blood relative

2