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showing one's face in public; facing another person

4

shady; underhanded; questionable

2

first half

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

2

obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent

1

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

1

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

3

I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason

2

to make one's own; to take possession of

4

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

2

to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate

2

winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

2

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

3

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

4

to trust; to relax one's guard (around)

1

businesslike; professional

1

to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind

1

repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

2

sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)

5

(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

2

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

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to cast down one's eyes

2

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

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noise; sound

2

following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with

4

representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number

5

saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save

1

losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal

3

to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

1

report; notification; registration

2

acceptance

1

to open a business

1

permit

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all (there is); as long as there is

1

succession; inheritance

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service; duty; work

2

guardian

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to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

3

plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers

2

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

4

lineal ascendant

3

automatic

1

transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution

2

to close down a business; to shut a business

2

summary; digest

2

renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)

5

aforementioned; above-mentioned

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to cite an example

1

questions and answers; dialogue

4