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cold sweat

2

to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

1

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

2

all on one's own

1

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

3

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

1

literally; to the letter; literal

1

to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

1

to be silent; to say nothing

3

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

3

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

3

other companies in the same business; rival firms

1

mainly; primarily

1

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

2

business world; business circles; (the) industry

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

1

in this way; thus; such; uh...

6

to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe

1

really; truly

2

as you see; as you can see

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

1

to be able to manage somehow or another

1

improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy

1

demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

4

seal

4

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

2

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

10

serious; not joking; straight

2

to win; to gain victory

4

atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity

5

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

4

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

1

it may be because

1

one thin flat object; one sheet

3

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

2

agent

1

news; word; tidings; omen

1

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

3

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

3

wavelength

1

only; nothing but

1

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

1

code; password; cipher

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

2

paper

1

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over

1