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in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

2

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

4

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

5

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

2

retainer; vassal; servant

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

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)

3

facing outward

1

visitor; caller

2

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

1

lawsuit; complaint

1

with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply

1

appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre

1

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

2

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

2

to go out and away; to leave

4

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

2

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray

1

to be worried; to be troubled

2

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

2

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

3

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

1

nice; likeable; desirable

3

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

3

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

3

status elevation; upgrading; promotion

4

evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation

1

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

lapel

3

viscount

3

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

1

pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy

1

synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive

1

superior; better

2

to bring; to take; to bring about

2

from the beginning; from scratch

1

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

1

as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

2

attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker

1

right; privilege

1

approximately the same

5

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

3

to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)

1