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bypass

2

promenade

10

Vox (musical equipment)

6

effector

1

extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)

1

connector

1

smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell

3

sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)

1

converter

1

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

1

month after next

1

(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)

1

to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)

1

disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings

1

personage; person (deserving of respect)

1

actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

2

on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

1

burlesque; low comedy; farce

1

shorter way; shortcut

2

suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly

2

antique store

1

adult toy; sex toy

1

rust

5

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

1

elaborate; delicate; exquisite

2

souvenir store; gift shop

1

to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell

1

white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin

1

based on; built on; made from

1

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

1

moment to quit; way to quit

1

being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)

1

beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe

5

to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all

1

lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout

2

apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia

3

atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)

1

to be common

1

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

7

conspirators; faction; cabal; clique

14

not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think

1

fear; terror

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

4

hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn

1

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

1

gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out

2

lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation

2

running the whole distance

4

abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis

2

to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck

1