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open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest

2

suspicious-looking; fishy

4

looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out

1

encampment; position

4

boy; bellboy; porter; waiter

1

frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge

2

showy; ostentatious

2

gun barrel

1

gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

1

small bag

1

silver ball

1

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

3

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

5

game

4

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion

2

nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

local rule; house rule; ground rule

1

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

3

playing soldiers

1

airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets); game of survival

1

specialization; specialisation; differentiation

1

master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent

1

to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

5

lover; lady-killer; sexy guy

4

to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

3

partner; pal; accomplice

11

whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

assault; violence; damaging (someone)

1

left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

1

military movements

6

optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary

2

military secret; classified military material; military aircraft

1

commitment; pledge; promise

3

wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps

2

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

upright man; patriot; hero

1

meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)

3

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

1

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky

2

to fight to the bitter end

2

war funds; war expenditures

1

embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation

8

to have in one's dreams

1

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

3

welcome home

2

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

1

to be tired of looking at

1

field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

3