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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

4

cough; ahem

1

clearing one's throat; cough

1

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

huh?; what's up?

2

to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall

1

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

1

reply; answer

1

superior officer

2

boy; son; baby boy; young man

1

anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

1

privilege; special right

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

2

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

2

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

3

assassination

1

praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

1

cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)

1

Willem

2

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

2

putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)

1

the matter you have been talking about

1

information leak; intelligence leak

2

duty; role; function

14

group; party; team; squad; section

1

office

2

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

1

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

2

to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise

1

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

3

because

1

I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

1

Henrietta

1

Penrose

1

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

7

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

1

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

9

again

4

friendly army; friendly troops; allied army

2

support; backing; aid; assistance

3

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

2

right in the center (centre)

1

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

5

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

1

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

3

right beside; close to; nearby

1

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

2