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useful; helpful

3

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

1

every person; each one; everybody

1

construction at top speed

1

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

1

to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)

1

funds; capital

3

as soon as possible; ASAP

2

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

3

to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

2

treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning

1

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

(just) one's imagination

2

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

1

to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue

2

as a child; when one was a child

4

even now; still; as yet

1

impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous

1

(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

1

stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture

1

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

1

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

2

bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

3

reaching; attaining; arrival

5

stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils

1

telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration

2

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

as planned; according to plan

2

never again

6

mask; disguise; guise; mask

1

darkness

2

to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

2

stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing

1

armor; armour

9

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

19

to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

4

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

7

seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement

5

as always; as usual

1

in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater

1

to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam

1

above; more than

1

guild

1

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1