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reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)

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ex-husband; former husband

1

detour; roundabout way

3

root; basis; foundation

1

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

2

devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice

2

after retirement; after resigning

1

catalyst

1

irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway

2

to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

1

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

1

stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself

1

classical; classic

2

way (of doing); manner; method

2

one's mind; one's heart; one's intention

1

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

1

miscalculation

2

admissibility of evidence; competence of evidence

1

insufficient evidence

1

to complete decisively; to do to completion

1

to become intimate with (e.g. a woman); to become acquainted

1

best; ideal; perfect

2

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

3

(romantic) trouble with women; calamities brought upon a man by a woman

1

one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

1

certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance

1

false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back

1

good (place to leave off); convenient

1

to take a break

1

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually

1

handyman; utility man; odd-job man

2

roaring

18

sports drink

1

with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain

1

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

1

to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm

1

departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off

1

cotton gloves; working gloves

3

superstitious

1

to demolish; to tear down; to pull down

2

to pull down

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

3

strange voice

1

paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable

1

sports-minded; sports-oriented

1

group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)

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old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds

1

workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced

1

to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard

1

disposal site; disposal plant

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