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to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

2

agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity

2

to be greedy; to covet

1

breakdown; rupture

2

very likely; very probable

1

muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

3

strong-willed; strong of heart

1

capable of anything; liable to do

1

arrival

6

outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

1

to happen to be present

1

technical skill; ability; capacity

3

bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac

2

risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

1

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

decision; settlement; definition

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

2

to take measures (against); to take steps

1

to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on

1

cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

1

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

1

time axis; time basis; timeline

1

evidence; proof; witness

1

once and for all; completely; spotlessly

1

to forget completely; to leave behind

1

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

3

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

3

to sell off; to sell completely

1

war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds

1

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

1

counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging

1

to sharpen one's fangs

1

emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)

2

having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively

1

not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special

1

projection; protrusion

1

to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end

1

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

2

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

4

modern person; people of today

2

subordinate work; assistant; servant

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

2

working; being employed; being hired

1

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

very; greatly; exceedingly

2

black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

1

manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

1

environment; circumstance

2

sword wound; sword cut

1