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by sheer strength; by brute force

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terrorist

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use of force

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post; official position; managerial position; executive position

2

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

1

words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

2

means; method

1

one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)

1

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run

4

break in the deadlock

2

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

visit (from someone); call

1

troublesome; annoying; complicated

1

loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction

1

class

2

small number of people

1

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

1

lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork

3

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

2

chatting; idle talk

1

fragmentary

2

to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay

2

the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

corner; nook; recess

2

to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over

1

two o'clock

2

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

2

recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour

1

subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone

2

pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly

1

(young) girl; maiden; young lady

1

prayer; supplication

1

likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do

1

classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study

1

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

1

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

2

lunch time

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to bring someone along

1

while in class

2

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

3

wind and rain; rainstorm

1

to take a breath; to take a short rest

1

main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject

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as expected; as predicted

1

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

1