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imprisonment; captive

2

rather; better; instead; if anything

4

to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge

1

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

1

substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation

1

weight; heavyweight boxer

1

to drop; to let fall; to omit

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1

what on Earth is this?

1

sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

1

son of a bitch; piece of shit

1

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

1

collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

1

nonfulfillment of a contract; contractual non-performance; breach of contract

1

compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration

1

going upstream; sailing against the current

2

contract; compact; agreement

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

having in mind; happening to know of; idea

1

to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

1

unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

1

you (plural)

1

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

3

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

1

grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation

1

kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

1

wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

1

lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)

1

in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

thanks; gratitude

2

indicate reason; infers some protest

2

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

1

they; those guys

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

3

to smirk; to grin broadly

1

teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)

1

like that; so

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

1

rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

1

energy problems; energy issues

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1