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halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory

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secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)

2

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

4

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

5

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

2

sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

2

to spread; to be propagated

2

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

1

top secret

1

(written) contract; agreement

1

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

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the very thing; itself

3

property; fortune; assets

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impossible; unlikely; improbable

2

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

2

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

2

to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with

1

mature woman; middle-aged woman

1

approximately the same

4

to be reliable

3

always; at any time

1

blood relationship

3

one more time; once more; once again

1

to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

1

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

1

knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes

1

fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize

2

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

Don (Spanish honorific)

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violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely

1

writhing (in agony)

1

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

2

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

2

to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on

1

jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

1

all; everything

1

palm (of one's hand)

2

stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)

1

membrane; film

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

only; just

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epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

2

nature; the natural world; realm of nature

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