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strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness

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sly; cunning; crafty

2

intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal

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affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like

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freshness; novelty

2

frequently

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canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood

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invisibly; secretly; privately

4

detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking

1

plan; protocol; manifest; program

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lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl

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pleasant talk; chat

1

good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble

1

health; healthy; sound; fit

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hibernation; staying indoors during winter

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seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign

1

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

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too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable

1

revenge tragedy

2

screening (a movie); showing

1

(public) duty

8

periodic; cyclic; cyclical

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this year

2

conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)

1

getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped

1

to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face

1

future years; in (one's) later years

1

goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies

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concocting an alibi

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to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

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to behave well (of a child)

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bargaining chip; bargaining tool

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living space

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kitchen

2

apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

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room allocation; assignment of rooms

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to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins

1

hot water; hot bath

2

invitee

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first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive

2

strongish; somewhat strong

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suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

church; congregation

2

to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

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to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

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slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

2

to ease up; to relax attention

1

supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off

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original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series

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reader

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