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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

3

garlic (Allium sativum)

1

to sniff; to smell

3

meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

1

to pay attention (to)

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

awesome; incredible

1

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

4

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

how long; how much; to what extent

2

guess; conjecture; surmise

1

question mark

1

incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

1

blunder; miss; slip; oversight

2

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

4

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

1

hiding; concealment

4

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

8

preliminary negotiations

1

variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

2

perfect; complete; flawless

1

to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know

2

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

1

rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

2

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

1

3000; three thousand; many

5

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

6

fully armed; armed to the teeth

1

to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

1

meeting; reception

2

(creating) a cover-up

1

as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible

1

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

3

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

1

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

3

great speed; extreme speed; swiftness

1

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

1

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

2

other; another; over; more than; I; me

1

trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation

1

unarmed; without weapons

1

guard; convoy; escort

9

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

2

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

1

sometimes; often

1