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to fall off; to tumble down

2

disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot

2

outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious

1

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

1

feebleness; weakness; weak

1

independence; self-reliance

1

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

2

feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)

4

care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic

2

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

sludge; slime; chemical ooze

1

door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch

1

clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine

1

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

2

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

3

suppuration; festering; coming to head

1

trauma (usu. psychological)

1

reply; answer; response

1

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

(crime of) treason

2

court (of law); courtroom

1

testimony; (verbal) evidence

2

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

2

state of emergency

1

persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

1

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

1

faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation

1

being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

2

some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

3

to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside

1

dirty; vulgar; nasty

1

real harm; actual damage

1

to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)

1

haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important

4

inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking

1

Lodi (Italy); Roddie

2

originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line

4

Evans

4

message

11

please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)

1

does not seem (to be)

4

to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords

2

superpower; superstate

7

sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering

1

to sniff; to smell

1

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

2

lame excuse; poor excuse

1

to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with

1

to prostrate oneself before

4