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lately; recently; nowadays

4

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

12

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

23

Clifford; Cliford

5

income; receipts; revenue

3

intervention

7

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

1

else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

1

a help; assistance

1

estrangement; alienation; disaffection

1

example; precedent; case

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

2

no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about

1

understanding person; supporter

1

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

4

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

8

business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)

7

-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure

1

last night

1

in that way; like that; that way

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

6

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

4

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

10

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

3

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

6

little by little

8

field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

2

word; vocabulary

3

capacity; volume

2

to compare

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

7

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

1

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

2

grave; serious; alarming

1

dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

1

bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant

1

arms; armament

1

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

6

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

2

rare item; unusual item

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

1

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

2

(one's) self; oneself

4

specialization; specialisation

5

personal; inter-personal

2

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1