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right about-face

1

irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals

1

difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity

1

cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming

1

promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU

1

to borrow; to rent; to lease; to charter

1

security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)

4

ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights

1

dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

1

tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out

1

to be true to nature; to be lifelike

1

how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio

1

unusually; greatly; immensely; exceedingly

1

being good-for-nothing; useless person

1

to open one's eyes wide

1

deluxe suite

1

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

1

modest; humble

1

female voice

1

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

1

early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)

2

reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

2

adaptation; accommodation; conformity

1

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

2

to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)

1

having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full

1

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

2

newly-wed; newly married

6

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

full payment; liquidation

1

to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear

1

living together; communal life; cohabitation

1

honest; steady

1

period (interval of a game); piri (Korean double reed instrument)

1

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

1

suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

1

demand; need; demand

1

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

2

to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel

1

feeling good; feeling nice; feeling pleasant

1

sexual arousal; sexual excitation

1

viscously; stickily

1

front tooth; foretooth; incisor

1

to get drunk

6

control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition

3

limply

2

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

2

decisive; resolute; determined; firm

1

unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute

2