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straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

4

to fear; to be afraid of

2

affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

2

one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

1

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

1

head; dome; bean; nob; noggin

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centre; center; middle

3

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

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mistake; error; blunder

4

dungeon

1

prisoner (of war)

2

hostility; antagonism; opposition

3

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

2

ill weeds grow apace

2

particularly; only; in the case of

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to live long; to survive

1

one's regular inn; one's usual hotel

1

color of water after washing rice (colour)

1

site; plot; lot; grounds

1

passing each other

2

one machine; one vehicle

2

remembrance; recollection; recognition

2

to detest; to abhor; to loathe

1

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

2

return; welcome home

1

one hand

5

Harold; Harrold

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pair

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to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

1

repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

4

reply; answer

4

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

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dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

4

to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage

1

to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets

1

moreover; in addition

2

advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

2

respect; esteem; regard

1

coarse; crude; rough

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

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to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

4

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

5

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

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