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company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)

4

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

5

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

1

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

1

to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance

1

spy; secret agent; spying

1

to concern; to be related

2

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

1

official announcement; proclamation

2

losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

1

he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing

3

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

1

musical chairs

1

to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to

1

(distinction of) sex; gender

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

1

victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

1

pride; dignity; self-worth

1

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

3

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

2

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

2

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

3

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

1

timing

3

to die; to pass away

1

struggle (for); scramble; contest

1

apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock

1

law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

2

to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

1

throne; first place; top spot; championship

1

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

1

strongest

2

anachronism

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)

10

to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently

1

fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

2

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

1

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

1

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

2

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

for this very reason; that is exactly why

4

to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)

3

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

9

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

6

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

2