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Chinatown

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joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation

1

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

2

listening closely

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

3

older brother and younger sister

11

spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor

1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

2

older brother; elder brother

6

recovery; rescue; recapture

1

to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

1

untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown

1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

1

to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)

2

block (of wood); chip; splinter

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

2

military affairs; military service

5

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

5

felony; serious crime

2

inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

5

of course; certainly; naturally

3

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

1

to side with (someone); to support (someone)

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

11

unworthy; unbecoming; improper

1

a quarrel; argument

1

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

1

to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit

2

treatment (of a person); dealing with

1

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

6

duty; obligation

3

entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with

3

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

2

fighting strength

3

being outstanding; excelling; being foremost

1

comparison

4

to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude

1

charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

1

lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering

1

objection; dissent; protest

2

to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

2

union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

1

cold sweat; greasy sweat

1

old woman

11

groan; moan; moaning

4

to writhe (in pain)

2

fit; spasm; attack; seizure

6

oracle

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