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as expected; as predicted

3

at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

1

outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend

1

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

1

to pieces; into shreds

2

puppet government; puppet regime

1

reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle

4

immediately; at once; instantly

1

casualties; the killed and wounded

1

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

1

dam; weir; barrier; sluice

1

course of action

2

sharing of responsibilities

1

softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)

1

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

1

chief executive

1

in accordance with; pursuant to; in proportion to; according to; in the same manner as; in the same way as

2

true to one's name; living up to one's name

1

sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower

1

ornament; decoration

1

to do as one likes

1

afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

2

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

1

out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

1

algorithm

1

good night

1

dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency

1

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

2

writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning

2

to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around

5

being at one's desk (at work); being at work; holding a post (at); working (in, at, for)

1

red line; red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps); non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)

1

unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

2

to do in secret

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

1

to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)

4

as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see

1

aimless; rambling; desultory; casual

2

to look around; to survey

2

cheating (on an examination); cribbing

2

going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out

2

two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages

6

scoring combination in one's dealt hand (i.e. at the start of a game); meld in a starting hand

1

guardship

1

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

1

two-way; bidirectional; interactive

1

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

2

all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext

1

boat; rowboat; rowing boat

1

catchphrase; promotional line; slogan

1