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anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

1

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

1

(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion

1

to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

1

to pile up; to accumulate

1

once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

2

risky speculation; big gamble; large bet

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

1

losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

1

to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

1

to dispose of; to sell off

1

house arrest

1

minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate

1

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN

1

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

5

rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot

1

having in mind; happening to know of; idea

1

half day

1

relation; connection

1

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

1

correlation diagram; correlation chart

1

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

2

prey; victim

1

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

1

to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame

1

even more; still more; further

1

killing two birds with one stone

2

this is why; this means; it is the case that

1

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

1

desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

1

few days

2

supply; provision; raising; procurement

1

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

1

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

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to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

for a while; for some time; for a period

1

tiredness; fatigue

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

to be perturbed; to be agitated

1

king; monarch; ruler; champion

1

personality; style; appearance

1

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

1

skill; dexterity; master hand

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to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

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