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intimidation; threat; bluster

4

to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)

1

to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe

2

to settle a matter; to get even with someone

1

contemplation; meditation

2

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

16

to meet face-to-face

1

interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

11

two times; twice; two degrees

4

traditional; customary; conventional

2

control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

2

among (them); of (them)

8

genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

1

enemy movements; enemy's position

3

scout; patrol; spy

7

trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

aptitude; aptness; suitability

1

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

2

battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

5

to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

2

thought to be; seen as

2

pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts

2

unworthy; unbecoming; improper

3

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

4

to be based in (a place)

1

chief; main; principal; major

9

mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation

6

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

2

destruction; collapse; crumbling

3

to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely

1

all over; all over the place; everywhere

2

then; well then; if so; in that case

1

perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

3

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre

1

boisterously; roughly; briskly

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

2

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

1

damn kids; brats

2

to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest

1

nothing but; except; no more than

2

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

5

to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

1

to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along

1

distracted walking

2

stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)

2

to project; to stick out; to stand out

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant

2

ad; advertisement; address

1

to fly in the air

3