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here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

3

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

4

each place; various places

2

advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

2

frequent occurrence

3

to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

1

could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

2

(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

1

validity; effectiveness

1

speedy

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

workmanship; style

1

finish; finishing; finishing touches

1

to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...

1

urgent; pressing; exigent

1

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

1

to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)

1

miss

3

conclusion; completion

1

to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed

1

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

1

intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

2

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

3

the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat

1

to feel at ease

1

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture

1

neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt

1

to participate in (as a member); to get involved in

1

trio

1

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

2

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

2

Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe

1

help

1

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor

1

self-help

1

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

1

the very picture of ...

1

power; might; authority; influence

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis

1

continuation; succession; series; continuous

2

human; personal

1

each locality; each place; each region

1

dialect; provincialism

3

modesty; humility; being humble

1

rather than (do ...)

1

form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode

1

practice by repetition; learning by rote

1