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bare skin; naked skin

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overall; general; as a whole

2

version

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blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment

3

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

3

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

1

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

1

replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

1

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

3

language

2

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

5

(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene

3

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

3

movie theatre; movie theater; cinema

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fundraising; financing; cash flow

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to sell off; to sell completely

4

the management ranks

2

projector (film, slide, etc.)

4

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

2

whistleblowing

1

attracting customers

2

insurance payout; insurance money

7

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

3

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

9

law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

1

back (side); back end; rear

1

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

3

inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-

1

presentation (of a passport, ID, bill of exchange, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents)

1

democracy

5

politics; government

9

form; shape; figure; morph

5

Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

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United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England

2

politician; statesman

5

Winston Churchill

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memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

3

learning; study

3

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

2

emperor's secret orders

3

the pen is mightier than the sword

1

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

4

clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely

2

Churchill; Churchill, Winston (1874-1965; British prime minister)

1

to translate; to interpret

5

epigraph

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manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

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on the net; on the Internet; on the web

2

anonymity; using an assumed name

5

see; you see; ha

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