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scene of the crime (offense, offence)

1

to save up (money)

1

popular spot; popular place; popular location

1

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

20

intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner

3

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

8

to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around

2

front row

3

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

2

end; close

1

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

1

compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages

1

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

12

end-of-year

2

to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose

2

safecracking; safecracker

1

cache; place to hide something

6

to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

9

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

3

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

6

eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)

11

watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)

53

meanwhile; in the meantime

8

punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock

4

how many pieces

2

grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback

1

(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics

9

ex-serviceman; veteran

1

combat medic; medic

1

medical technology

1

retiring from military service

3

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

4

beforehand; in advance; previously

13

taking poison

4

dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying

1

having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

6

evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge

2

exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed

7

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

4

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

1

gambler

1

medium; mediocrity; average

2

100,000,000; one hundred million

2

undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck

1

ignoring; acting as if it is nothing

4

infinity

7

fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts

3

magic

3