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sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity

3

severe attack; hard blow

1

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

1

attacking (someone's argument); arguing against; refuting; taking issue; contradicting

1

bombing (raid)

1

exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable

1

common property or characteristic

1

here; with this

1

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

1

weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration

1

the ... in question

2

(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit

1

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

3

union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

3

spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind

1

to take root

1

raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged

2

opponent in a debate or argument

1

Cancer (constellation); the Crab

1

heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate

2

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

1

when looked at in that way

1

when; how soon; how long until

2

to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious

1

all people; everybody; ten thousand people

1

eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant

1

presence; sitting with; being with

1

one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

1

to lose interest; to slacken off

2

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

you (plural)

2

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

3

conviction; belief; confidence

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

1

to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

1

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

1

to grasp; to get

1

check

1

refutation; confutation

2

to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

1

tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend

1

head-on collision

2

firm; strong; solid; stable

3

unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

1

feeling keenly; fully realizing

1

hypo- (indicating the lowest oxidation state)

1

bamboo ladle

1

the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone

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