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gambling den; gambling house

2

cold storage; deep freeze; cryopreservation

1

to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)

1

turf war

2

plate glass; sheet glass

1

obstruction; hindrance

1

pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of

1

yogurt; yoghurt

1

explosive (material)

2

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

1

ignition; catching fire

1

compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense

1

center; centre; metropolis

1

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

1

intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

2

by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

1

gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter

2

innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

1

counsel; defender; advocate

1

accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar

2

self-protection

5

to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge

1

pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind

1

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

1

innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

6

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

1

false charge

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully

1

script; libretto; scenario

2

starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part

2

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

1

to be led by; to be headed by

1

unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

2

straw rope

1

to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away

1

what sort of; what kind of; what way

1

to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)

1

reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence

2

bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible

1

actress; female actor

2

eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg

1

movie set; filming location

1

exciting

1

scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart

2

(turned out) all right in the end

1

hotel charge; lodging expense

2

to come to an agreement

1

to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood

2

to become misty; to become hazy

2

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

1