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offering a full report to a superior

2

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

2

to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

1

accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right

2

to give directions; to issue instructions

4

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

5

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

3

stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project

2

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

1

(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar

1

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

1

shaking; swaying

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

9

so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case

3

certainly; surely; definitely

2

to show; to display

1

(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall

1

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

5

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

1

to break the silence; to break one's silence

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

2

law of cause and effect; principle of causality

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

3

to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine

1

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

1

unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

2

having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...

1

that kind of; that sort of; that; like that; in that way; so

2

to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for

1

par; equivalence; face value; parity

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

4

fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating

1

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

6

everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen

1

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

1

there is nothing; having nothing

7

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart

1

outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious

2

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

2

to hate; to detest

5

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

7

connection; link; relationship

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

1

hegemony; leadership; initiative

2

truth; real situation

2

groan; moan; moaning

1

words of praise; eulogy; compliment

1

to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

1