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joining the dark side; joining the forces of evil

1

optimist; easy-going person

1

spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb

4

secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening

1

report; notification

1

(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment

2

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

2

lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

3

to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced

1

prevention; protection (against); precaution

1

you

1

flattery

4

bitter experience

2

patient; unhurried; leisurely

4

to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect

2

to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)

1

nightfall; early evening

6

waiting for customers

1

reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol

1

to eliminate waste

1

business transaction

3

to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)

1

chain mail (armor, armour)

2

crime

1

Rossi

179

monarchical system

1

national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

1

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

2

left-hand radical of a character

1

government management; state management

1

human rights; civil liberties

7

to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame

12

horse dung

1

to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)

1

to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

1

damage caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors); reputational damage

1

nightgown

1

when one has just fallen asleep; moment just after falling asleep; time soon after falling asleep

1

(creating) a cover-up

1

cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down

3

canvasser; door-to-door salesman

2

setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

1

(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one

21

neutral

1

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

2

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

11

caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring

1

building (construction) site

3

old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

8

who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one

1