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main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject

4

guess; conjecture

4

impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous

2

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

4

spy; spying

2

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

4

such; this sort of; like this

3

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

2

source of information; intelligence source; message source

4

delivery of goods

1

calculated; premeditated; considered

1

stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock

1

testimony; (verbal) evidence

1

point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)

1

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

3

police drama (television); detective drama

1

police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody

1

feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report

1

suspect

3

police officer; policeman; policewoman

1

one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns

1

technique; method

1

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

6

what people say; rumours; public opinion

2

large number of people

1

analysis

7

to go hunting

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

24

to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)

1

spear

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frog

109

frog

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depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

2

to take command; to give direction

2

raising (the standard)

1

helical; spiral-shaped

2

color (of an animal); body color

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

3

radiant smile; contented smile

4

special case; exception

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically

1

complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

1

penalty

1

before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

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most important

2

settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute

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lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

2

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

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