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apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

2

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

1

to pretend; to act (as if)

4

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

3

glancing (look)

2

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

2

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

5

apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety

1

regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

1

training; drill; practice; discipline

2

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

7

threat; menace

2

not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke

2

bare hand; empty hand

2

one-to-one; one-on-one

1

one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art

1

master; expert

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

1

to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)

5

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

3

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

4

for fun; half in jest

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

3

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

2

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance

2

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

3

fat; thick

1

wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond

1

adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

unconditional

2

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

2

to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)

4

hostile relations; hostile relationship

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

8

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

4

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

2

to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up

1

oath; abjuration; pledge

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

8

to ambush

1

to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

13

to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

2

defeating in an instant; instant kill

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1