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distant; cold; formal

2

antitrust law; Antitrust Act

1

secret; private; surreptitious

1

both

1

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

2

counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats

1

clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (suit)

6

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine

1

covered in mud; mud-caked

1

very hungry; starving; ravenous

1

to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

1

type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype

2

dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)

1

fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination

1

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

triathlon

1

trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)

1

borrowed thing

1

to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)

1

to be jealous

1

allegory; fable; parable

1

to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

4

lovers' quarrel

1

to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting

1

interview with leading player in a game (esp. baseball); player-of-the-game interview

1

spirit of unity; team spirit; esprit de corps

1

to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up

1

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

1

to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)

1

thud; thump; bang

1

axe kick; ax kick

1

amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy

3

wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy

1

prostitution

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

1

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

1

tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

1

nuance

1

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

1

half-crazed; frantic

1

tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale

1

gas stove; gas cooker; gas range

1

to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force

1

bragging of one's misfortune

1

misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist

1

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

2

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches

2

life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

2

seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness

1

likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do

1