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crime; sin; vice

1

to rhyme (with)

1

standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper

1

dear me; I mean; or rather

4

photo in which its subject looks much more attractive than their usual self

1

telepath; telepathist

1

abusing someone to his (her) face

2

(volcanic) crater; caldera; burner (of a boiler)

3

renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring

1

noisy voices

2

body build; physique; frame

2

leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)

5

to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up

6

a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

2

don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought

4

to run away; to run off

3

to walk; to move forward; to make progress

5

mayoral election

1

notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration

4

poster

4

date (year, month and day)

1

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

1

leaping through time; time travel

10

entropy; entropy (information theory)

2

theory of relativity

1

Einstein; Einstein, Albert (1879-1955; German-born theoretical physicist)

3

tongue; tongue (of a shoe); seal flap (of an envelope)

7

monster

1

bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

1

vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point

1

divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

1

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

6

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read

4

mayor

1

corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft

1

city council

1

selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

1

shabu-shabu; hot pot dish where thinly sliced meat is boiled quickly and then dipped in sauce

1

implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

8

element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

14

whereabouts

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

2

common use; communal use; sharing

2

two

1

future

1

Wells (UK)

1

Heinlein

2

man of the future; Homo futurus

2