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excuse; pretext

3

and yet; though; when; in spite of

11

windfall; piece of good luck

2

group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

1

considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations

1

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

10

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

34

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

ethical; moral

1

settlement; solution; resolution

7

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

2

rather than; more ... than ...

12

mysterious; mystical

1

meaning; significance

1

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

39

mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape

3

well; now; then

5

such

26

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

26

this (very thing); this precisely

7

affectionate mother

1

we

1

extremely

1

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

4

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

5

to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)

1

purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used

1

to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

4

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

37

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

4

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

5

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

3

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

6

knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

4

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

15

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

1

to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like

5

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

8

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

4

to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely

1

antithesis

2

that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case

2

bosom of Nature

1

without

13

distillation

2

device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

2

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

6

mysticism

1

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

12