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forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

4

to increase; to add to; to augment

1

sounds good; sure thing; no problem

1

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

2

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

1

lamp; light

1

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

2

light source

1

to dilute; to water down

2

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

2

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

3

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

2

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

4

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

3

intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

2

going into a frenzy; flying into a rage

1

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

1

tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded

2

(some) more; even more; longer; further

5

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

3

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

1

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

2

to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage

1

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

1

that sort of; like that

2

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

2

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

2

honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

1

to step over or across; to overcome

1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

3

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

4

retina

1

close to the wall; alongside the wall

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

5

wariness

1

fully loaded; full load; loaded condition

1

reply; answer

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

2

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

5

willing to do; prepared

1

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

5

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1