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occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

3

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

voting; ballot; poll; vote

1

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

1

utmost limits; extremity; limit

3

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

1

to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much

1

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

1

fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation

1

to break down crying

1

horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

1

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

1

to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)

3

dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

1

to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)

2

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

2

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

3

to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily

2

to get on; to climb on

1

to shake off; to throw off

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

forelock; bangs

1

doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness

1

answer; solution

10

supplementary explanation

5

embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)

1

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

3

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

(necessary) personnel; required person

3

pincers; nail puller

3

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

2

from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first

1

to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

1

generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

2

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

3

beast; brute; animal

1

several steps

1

suspicious character (person, figure)

1

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

2

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

3

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

1

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

2

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

another person; others

2