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motive; incentive; motif

2

love; affection

1

nothing but; none other than

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

2

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

2

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

2

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

3

misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea

2

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

1

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

1

intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

2

reinforcement; strengthening

1

appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

2

moral way of life; correct path; moral principles

1

to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

1

brute; savage; fiend

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

2

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

8

great laughter; burst of laughter

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

2

deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)

2

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

5

single word; a few words; brief comment

2

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

3

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

2

guts; bowels; intestines

1

to boil; to seethe

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

2

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

2

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

3

discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

15

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

3

impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure

1

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

11

appearance; expression; manifestation

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

4

efficiency

2

revenge

6

cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

2

suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle

1

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

2

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of

3