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technique; finesse

2

shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

2

handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name

3

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity

4

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on

2

flying column; detached force

2

specialization; specialisation

5

stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering

1

to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)

1

to become hoarse; to become husky

1

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

1

to rebuke; to scold harshly

2

languid; listless

2

wrinkled; full of wrinkles

1

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

2

to collapse; to flop (onto)

1

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

1

insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless

1

slowly; sluggishly

2

(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge

3

sticky

1

unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying

1

to perspire; to sweat

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

city police; municipal police

13

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

3

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

5

unauthorized use; misuse

1

custody; detention; confinement

2

election campaign strategy; election tactics

1

candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

2

judicial branch (of government); judicial organ

1

public space

2

need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention

2

to keep in mind; to memorize

1

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

2

trap; pitfall

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

10

preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking

2

established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation

2

low-level

7

to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

2

privileged path to high status (e.g. in business, education, etc.); fast track to success; road to success

2

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

3

guilty verdict; judgment of guilty (judgement)

1

imprisonment

3

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

5

merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation

1