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princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

2

distribution

8

materials; data; document

3

sudden illness

1

negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet

1

(sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work); plot; storyline

1

presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

7

personal history; career

3

common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge

2

to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

1

something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

1

gossip; idle talk; chat

1

term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

2

pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

1

in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma

1

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

5

to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline

1

accessible; approachable; easy to approach

2

smartphone; smart phone

1

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

1

mishearing

1

with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)

1

snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas

1

to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile

2

launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party

1

wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)

1

transition; change; progress; passing (of time)

1

great detective

2

mystery

2

fine performance; tour de force

1

suspense

1

Watson

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

3

to go easy on somebody; to be easygoing; to be lenient

1

to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

7

face

2

distrust of (other) human beings

4

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

1

to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

1

living together (with one more person)

1

intelligence or information network

1

to explain the situation

3

dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death

1

request for money; touch

2

quick-wittedness; tact

1

blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)

5

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

7

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

4

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

1