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to become inverted; to become reversed

1

to tear off; to strip; to rob

2

difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble

2

fingerprint

5

to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish

2

to pass (of time); to elapse

3

bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

2

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

2

malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

1

source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)

1

switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)

1

care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

2

tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)

2

grave; serious; alarming

2

to close; to shut

1

opening and shutting

1

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

1

touch; contact

1

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

2

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

4

very likely; very probable

1

to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about

1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

1

DNA test

9

gene; genetic

8

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA

1

simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-

1

identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

3

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

1

excess; surplus; superabundance

1

parent and child

3

judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict

3

business efforts; corporate efforts

2

stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)

1

crab

1

symptoms; condition (of a patient)

1

rare; uncommon

1

excuse; explanation

2

to go back to the starting point

1

to the last; persistency; thoroughness

3

circumstantial evidence

1

(process of) elimination

1

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

1

evidence

1

value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal

1

justice system

1

one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword

1

to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

1