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snowballing (phenomenon, effect)

1

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

1

to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

1

to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

1

to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect

1

mental; spiritual; emotional

1

lady; noblewoman

1

situation

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aristocratic

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

2

crown; diadem; bottle cap

1

sudden change

1

speech; expression; wording; language

3

to scatter a room (with things); to leave a room a mess; to leave things lying about

2

with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...

1

to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit

4

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

10

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

2

plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis

1

probable; likely

1

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

1

to be able to see

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to come to mind; to pop into one's head

2

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

2

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

2

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

1

to appear in the newspaper

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

4

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

1

feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

2

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

piercingly

1

to let down one's hair; to undo hair

1

to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

7

fame; reputation; renown

25

mantlepiece

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to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

2

hotbed; breeding ground

2

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

2

to throw back

1

vulgar; lowbrow; coarse

1

from A to Z; without exception; in every particular

2

assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor

1

indigo blue

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