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to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

2

same age

1

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

3

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

1

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

6

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

business ability; business acumen

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

5

to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after

2

ability; capability; skill

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

2

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

3

we

1

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

1

stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

3

direct

1

slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

1

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

high; noble; refined; advanced

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

1

base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low

1

unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue

1

to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul

1

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

2

honor; honour; credit; prestige

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

2

price; cost; value; worth; value

1

to spread; to be propagated

1

ruin; destruction; fall

1

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

1

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

1

to look away; to avert one's eyes

2

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

4

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

lovely; sweet

2

production (e.g. play); direction

2

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

1

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

3

slow; weak-headed

1

to pretend

3

to mimic; to imitate

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

1