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principal occupation; core business

1

contrived; false-sounding

1

horseshoe-shaped; U-shaped

1

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

3

Mafia

2

weather; fair weather; fine weather

1

cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted

2

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

1

hostile relations; hostile relationship

1

to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger

1

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

3

inflammation; irritation

2

there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?

1

underground (film, theater, etc.); unconventional; alternative; underground (economy, press, etc.); unofficial; illegal

1

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

1

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

4

business

1

fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road

1

estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation

2

to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

2

nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

1

to be perturbed; to be agitated

1

sake bottle

4

eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)

1

severe; harsh

1

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

1

to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible

6

to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body

1

to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

1

mutual enemies

1

regimental commander

2

ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)

5

actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

2

chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

1

fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner

2

soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

1

captain; commander; commanding officer; leader

1

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

3

law enforcement

1

face value; par

3

denominated in euros

1

current value; price; market value

1

to pay

3

amount of money; sum

4

OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary

2

way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude

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behavioral pattern

1

constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign

1

nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name

1

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1