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half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

2

to press a question; to cross-examine

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to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

1

severe punishment; rigorous measures

1

to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

1

compensating; making up for; supplementation

1

Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word

1

confidential information

1

compensation; equivalent value; consideration

3

comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination

2

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

2

from the beginning; from scratch

2

to begin to speak

3

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

being produced in a particular region; local specialty

3

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

1

not yet; un-

2

production base

1

boom; sudden expansion

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

1

yield

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

3

to take the form (of); to assume a shape

2

political tone; political flavour (flavor)

1

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

4

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

heartening; reassuring

1

joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession

1

settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards

2

command; direction

4

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

2

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

3

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

1

being filled with; being full of; permeation

1

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

hollow; mid-air; air; sky

1

to attract; to be used to

1

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

2

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

2

to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise

1

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

3

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

1

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

1

wingspan (of a bird); wingspread

1

wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

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