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employer

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to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

1

failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

2

quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

3

low voice; whisper

4

to become vulgar; to coarsen

1

changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)

1

mansion; residence

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

2

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

3

dependence; reliance

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily

1

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

6

to produce a sound

2

My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely

1

stealthy footsteps

1

stealthy steps; spurt to overtake a leading horse just before the finish line

1

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

4

vigorously (burning); furiously; fiercely

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

1

radius

1

maximum; extreme; utmost

2

adrenalin

1

high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

3

memory; sense; experience

3

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

1

first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job

1

outside light

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

3

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

1

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

1

to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

jest; joke; funny story

2

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

3

reliance; dependence

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

2

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

1

in the dark

5

acquisition; possession

1

guidance; leadership; leading the way

3

to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance

1

rustling; refreshing; clearly

1

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

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