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safety myth; myth that something is completely safe (e.g. nuclear plant); safety dogma

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corpulence; fatness; obesity

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heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat

2

chief executive

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to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

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abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

4

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

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stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation

2

big; large; great

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to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

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second best

1

to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)

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garrison

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careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

2

secret messenger

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grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

4

to entreat

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each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

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closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

3

temporary residence

2

tenement house; row house

1

to encourage; to cheer

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it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

2

crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated

1

to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

3

to be in danger of; to be liable to

1

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

1

unprecedented; unique; unparalleled

4

inner court; quadrangle

1

dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence

1

large-scale

4

change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange

1

to work without sleep or rest

1

information discovery; disclosure of information

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shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

2

turmoil; chaos; confusion

3

regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction

4

among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

2

poacher

6

bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer

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to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

1

vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

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to value time

3

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

6

hardship makes the man

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firsthand information

2

sole of the foot

2

afflux; influx

1

circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

1

stranger; tramp; wanderer

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