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straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look

2

(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

1

disposition; temperament; temper; nature

2

to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity

4

first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

1

with no hard feelings

1

cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation

1

behaviour; behavior; conduct

1

arrogant; haughty; insolent

2

portrait

1

prize money; reward

5

it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves

2

human face

2

ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression

3

connection; link (on a web page)

2

good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B

1

drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water

3

end; close; finish; termination

1

being frozen in ice

5

decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay

5

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

11

beat to death

2

crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing

2

to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate

2

turning point

3

hunger; starvation

9

graphite

1

to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across

7

wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising

1

twig; spray

1

heading; headline; index; headword

2

urban legend

1

gossip

1

laughingstock; butt of ridicule

1

space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

1

dried meat; jerky

2

looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on

1

to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)

1

good grief

1

self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)

1

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

4

after; later

5

going around; patrol; round; tour

2

please ...

2

sinful; wicked; immoral

3

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

5

hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

1

to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful

2

demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour

3

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

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