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opportunity; chance; time; occasion

2

news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition

3

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

2

false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back

1

decentralization of power; decentralisation of power

1

question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible

1

to keep secret; to conceal

2

to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

1

fiance; fiancee

5

wastepaper; scrap paper

2

search for a husband for one's daughter

1

headache inducing; vexing

2

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

3

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

2

to think of; to come up with

2

fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

1

opium addiction

1

suspect

2

to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime

3

excuse; pretext

1

forte; strong point

1

I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

3

to take into consideration; to bear in mind

1

who the heck; just who

1

to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge

3

personal grudge; personal enmity

1

jealous; envious

2

to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

1

introduction; meeting

1

cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance

1

to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple

1

to focus (on)

1

diplomatic issue

1

perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

2

(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront

1

to state one's opinion

1

overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)

2

blow; shock; strike; batting

3

absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

2

to distribute; to hand out

3

to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

1

advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

2

4th day of the month; four days

9

without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

2

moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading

1

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

1

suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal

4