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in proportion to; just as much as

4

reinforcement

1

dealing with; coping with

8

any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

7

cunning; craft; guile; slyness

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

1

small; little; tiny

5

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

1

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

1

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

2

division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

15

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

2

to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight

1

woman; girl

1

private room

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

3

guard; security guard; security officer

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

2

gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober

2

rope; cord; policeman's rope

1

extremely; terrifically; super

1

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

2

to treat as a joke; to do jokingly

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

2

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

2

smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

1

to set aside

2

condition; situation; prospects

2

reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

2

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

3

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

2

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

4

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

3

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

good grief

2

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

2

speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

2

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

2

liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite

1

frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments

2

to let someone hold; to make someone grasp; to bribe; to slip money to; to pass off; to foist on

1

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

1

always; all the time

3

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery

1

sharp and able person

1

to be reliable

2

suffix for familiar person

3