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madness; insanity

4

indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate

1

respect and affection; love and respect

5

even if; even though; if

4

to lose one's life

2

live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

3

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

2

definite

2

careful; elaborate; scrupulous

2

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

13

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

3

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

2

moment; second; instant

15

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

2

assuming that ...; supposing that ...

1

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

2

one's person

2

imprisonment; captive

2

princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

2

meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable

1

the times

2

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

2

fantasy

1

to be all out; to exhaust

1

to be biased; to have a bias

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

4

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

3

suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out

1

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

1

to ponder; to brood

3

to break the silence; to break one's silence

1

tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

1

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

1

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

2

physical

1

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

1

nothing but; none other than

5

completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

4

serious illness

1

very small; tiny

1

to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill

1

strangeness; abnormality; disorder

7

care; precaution; guarding; caution

1

height; elevated place

1

to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate

2

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

2

windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable

1

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

1