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no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

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to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

3

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

2

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

5

rooftop

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even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

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public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

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standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

2

equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on

2

military uniform

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only; nothing but

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shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

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indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

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showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

2

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

3

to be; to come; to go

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organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

2

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

tail (animal); tail end; tip

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prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

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even though; despite; when

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cause unknown

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death; mortality; to die; to pass away

2

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

2

matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case

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mysterious death

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general; popular; common; typical

2

major incident; major happening; big scandal

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

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provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities

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try to be; want to be

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criminal; culprit

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way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death

1

epidemic; plague; pestilence

1

poison gas

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rule; reign; government; governing

2

to have an interest (in)

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wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

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proud; boastful; bragging; conceited

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obedient; docile; quiet

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pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy

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to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

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