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threshold

newspaper office, headquarters of a newspaper

editor

used to indicate positive response

easy, effortless

to handle, to deal with

community

to try to persuade

round, circular

sign, mark

to show, to produce

to agree with, to approve of

petition

(romantic) love

urgent, pressing, eager

hesitant

cold, indifferent

to not care, to not mind, to not take seriously

to be on duty or shift

report

most probably, most likely; eighty percent

blurred, indistinct, vague

crafty, cunning

great, amazing

posture, manner, attitude

to shorten

to look down upon, to despise

modest

to put into practice