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expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality

2

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

2

faint smile

2

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

6

old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

7

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

3

old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots

1

political

1

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

things; everything

2

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

3

use; utilization; utilisation; application

4

fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

6

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

4

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

6

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

1

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

4

to start slowly; to lag behind

1

error; mistake; slip; bug

1

responsibility; duty; obligation

2

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

3

to resign from one's post

2

to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

4

during one's tenure

1

unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

1

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

2

to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire

2

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

2

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

1

influence; clout; leverage

1

this is why; this means; it is the case that

3

sly (cunning) old man

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

4

one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face

1

clenched fist

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

4

to take up employment

1

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

2

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

grey; gray; ashen

1

hair (on the head)

1

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

1

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

1