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particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

2

unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

4

unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

1

scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

2

blunder; bungle; gaffe

2

grey moustache; white beard

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

3

mysterious thief; phantom thief

29

being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with

1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

4

to jump at; to be attracted by

2

feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

1

to make; to manufacture

4

to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)

1

natural history; wide learning; broad area of learning

1

superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

3

even; but; however

3

of all people; a person of ...'s standing

2

a little bit; a little while

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

6

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

1

large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)

3

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

7

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

2

to obtain; to procure

2

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

3

valuable article; valuables

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

what to do

3

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

1

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

6

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

1

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

2

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1

beast; brute; animal

2

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

2

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

1

door; doorway

1

when; at what point

3

stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

1

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

3