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authenticity; credibility

1

information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)

3

know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack

1

decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

1

to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

1

timid person; coward

2

really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely

3

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

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to come to a settlement

2

investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

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refusal; rejection

1

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

1

way; method; means; resource; course

2

to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted

1

eyewitness testimony

2

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

to become completely chilled

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to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends

1

power; authority; jurisdiction

1

rage; fury; exasperation; indignation

2

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

2

even though; despite; when

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putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

1

recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement

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consensus; collective will; collective opinion

2

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

5

sincerity; good faith

1

farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

3

(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible

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slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

5

return; welcome home

1

mechanical

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as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

2

exiting a room

1

dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication

1

absolutely; definitely; unconditionally

2

declaration of war; proclamation of war

3

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

1

irritating; frustrating

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pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

2

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly

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to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

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latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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arrest; roundup

3

to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)

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objective; aim; mark

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reason; logic; method; system; order

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to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

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