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rightly or wrongly; by all possible means

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reform proposal

1

to begin; to set about; to start

2

support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

1

data; datum

1

with a clink (click, clack)

1

next month

6

phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line

2

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

1

cares; ill feeling; reserve

1

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

3

business partnership

1

know-how

1

to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

1

to be found; to be discovered

3

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)

1

formal marriage interview; marriage meeting

1

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

2

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

2

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

1

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

1

we; us

1

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

2

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

memory; sense; experience

1

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

1

most difficult; next to impossible

1

paying one's own way

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

unpaid overtime

2

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

last night

1

where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination

1

scene; spectacle; sight; view

1

memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

3

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

7

going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing

2

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

1

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

concealment; suppression; hiding

2

commuting to work

1

ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

2

vast; limitless; boundless

1

to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

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