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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

4

point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator

1

to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)

3

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

1

good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty

3

uh-oh; oops; sorry

17

sense of responsibility

5

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

3

damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing

1

striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around

1

increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

1

bucket; pail; tub

7

surveillance network

1

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

1

to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon

3

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

2

to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus

5

completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

4

to stammer; to stutter

2

always; usually

2

fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog

1

to hesitate to say

3

evening chat

3

to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

2

to narrow down the range

2

makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure

1

gaiters; leggings; puttees

2

right foot; right leg

6

knife attached to the sheath of a sword

2

(stabbing) through; (plunging) into

3

crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration

3

flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)

1

mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito

2

to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

2

to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around

4

shoulder width (breadth)

1

diameter

1

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

1

180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)

5

to cross swords (with)

4

liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing

1

indoor (court, pool, etc.)

1

as necessary

1

foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

1

sense of pain

8

reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong

1

teleportation

1

if is not; if are not

4

gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless

1

to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand

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