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(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

3

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

8

secretiveness

1

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

1

bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face

1

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

old haunts; former homes

3

in its entirety; whole; wholly

2

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

6

negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations

7

calm; composed; cool; quiet

14

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

5

putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

1

moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

2

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

1

beautiful eyebrows; lovely eyebrows

3

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

9

the number of people; many people; a large number of people

1

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

4

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

6

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

10

to increase; to grow

7

special; particular; peculiar; unique

2

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

1

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

4

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

1

frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline

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

monster

3

to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

3

outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person

1

producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other

1

to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken

1

class

2

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

12

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

3

master; expert

1

arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength

15

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

1

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

2

to form a group; to form a bunch

1

to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

5

to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)

1

opinion; point of view

1

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

5

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

5