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being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

3

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

through; non-stop; direct; going straight to

2

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

guardian

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

6

arms; armament

2

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

8

to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps

1

government; administration

1

important person

1

official visit

1

person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person

1

contest; competition; struggle; scramble

2

foil; someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning

1

to decorate; to display

1

showy; ostentatious

2

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

3

old friend; old acquaintance

1

relation; relationship

2

Agnes

3

Sussex (Canada)

1

to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)

1

superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart

2

just the other day; quite recently

1

to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)

1

malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

1

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

2

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

1

price of fame; penalty of greatness

1

to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

3

planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

1

head start; initiative; preemption

1

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

2

young girl; lass; adolescent female

2

sense; infer

1

to giggle

1

to find fault with; to question

2

Audrey; Audley; Awdry

1

to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind

1

to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

1

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

2

honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

1

insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

10

false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

2

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

1

grandiose; exaggerated

1