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high water; Venice flood tide
sore point

to cut one's teeth
shortly; soon

blood is thicker than water

mixed fried dish

to clutch at straws

freehand

edelweiss
waters breaking

baking soda

to butter someone up

to cushion the blow

living area

over time

long espresso

there's no contest
so-and-so

Highway Code
round of 16

out of inertia, on autopilot
commedia dell'arte

burglar, housebreaker
things come in threes
shortly, soon

out of the frying pan into the fire

to dominate the conversation

to get nowhere

anticlockwise

don't judge a book by its cover

one by one

yellow card

against the light

gorgeous

Midas touch

in abundance, galore

to be no saint

to haggle

through gritted teeth, reluctantly

direction of travel

work one's way up

pile on
death toll
not at all

open-air

lump in one's throat

botanical garden

of a different calibre