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to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

2

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

4

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

6

cause; origin; source

2

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

1

Wales

2

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

3

since; henceforth; ever since

3

moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

2

(not) even with; (not) even using

1

certain; definite; clear; credible

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

2

to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)

4

roguish; impish

2

even if I told you

1

that sort of; like that

1

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

1

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

3

understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom

1

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

1

point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

5

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

1

clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling

1

to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

1

besides; in addition; also; moreover

4

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

1

with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

3

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

1

to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up

1

to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right

1

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

1

to feel hot; to flush; to burn

1

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

1

to giggle

1

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

1

to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam

3

loud; sonorous; ringing

3

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

contradiction; inconsistency

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

2

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

1

to burst into laughter

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

great laughter; burst of laughter

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

1