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long

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administration; government; administrator; consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)

2

rare; uncommon; not often seen

3

paperwork

2

attractive face and figure

3

good-quality; superior in quality

1

to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

1

stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump

1

to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock

1

to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich

1

(living) to the fullest; briefly but colorfully; in the here and now

1

Leumann

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final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word

1

person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power

1

what minute; how many minutes

1

dissipation; prodigality; debauchery

1

to grow fat

5

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

1

powerful person; influential person

1

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

3

halfwit; blockhead; fool

2

head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir

1

stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously

1

good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person

2

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

2

lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness

2

model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example

2

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

1

boogie

1

piglet

2

sealed letter

9

written notification; notification (written)

1

to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)

1

peremptory command; must-obey order; absolute instruction; categorical imperative

1

to make public

2

top secret mission

1

competent; suitable; qualified

8

direct contact

3

left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

1

name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext

1

call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

1

letter; note; epistle; correspondence

1

express messenger; postman; mailman; courier

2

relationship; relation

6

feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles

2

pressing matter; sudden event

1

resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case

1

order; directive; instructions; command

20

right to know; right to access information

2

to hurt; to smart; to sting

8