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Crommelynck

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pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"

2

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

6

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

2

strategy; tactics

2

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

2

the right person in the right place

1

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

2

defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

2

so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

1

to become settled; to be fixed

1

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

2

letter (of an alphabet); character; writing

5

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

1

to add (e.g. a postscript)

1

moreover; in addition

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

3

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

3

aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective

3

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise

1

to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)

1

exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of

1

withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out

2

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

1

probability; likelihood; chances

1

regret; repentance; remorse

1

discovery; detection; finding

3

solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

2

cook; chef; cock; tap; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)

1

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

3

fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period

1

elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

4

to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

thanks

1

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

2

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

3

to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

3

lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)

1

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)

7

rearguard; rear guard; back (player)

4

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)

1

three kinds; three varieties

2

main constituent; core; nucleus; subject

3

pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to

3

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward

3

hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

2

pen

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