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to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

money and goods

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to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices

1

construction; establishment

1

funds; capital

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

2

after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

1

both parties; both sides

2

vassal; retainer

4

private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside

1

to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

1

my; our; one's own

6

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

6

population of a fief

6

collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

3

in the same way; like; likewise; similarly

1

like this; this sort; this way

2

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

2

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

5

(present) head of a family

3

exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

2

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

6

while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

2

each; respectively

4

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

4

property; fortune; assets

2

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd

1

to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

to be helpful; to be useful

2

My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely

3

fool

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

1

good opportunity; chance

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outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

13

illegal; unlawful

1

(means of) raising money

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

12

aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

2

to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

2

evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

2

to check through; to thoroughly investigate

1

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

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shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

2

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

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