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to polish up; to shine up

3

to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply

2

how; in what way; by what means

8

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

1

envy

1

goodness; good

1

scarce; rare

5

anywhere

3

how many; how old

3

to wander from place to place; to change jobs

1

height; elevated place

5

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

10

to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)

5

supreme; sublime; highest

2

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

10

how far; to what extent

3

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

4

jealousy; envy

2

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

3

hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

2

cooperation; coordination; link

4

that is; namely; i.e.

2

the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

1

the very thing; itself

15

the (four) limbs; arms and legs

5

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

1

to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)

2

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

10

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

19

rim; brim; edge; brink

1

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

16

(body) weight

3

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

3

lower half of the body

2

riskiness; (level of) danger

4

unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

2

incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal

1

trunk (of the body); soma

3

amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force

1

both parties; both sides

3

particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

1

to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

1

wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

1

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

30

to swim

6

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

2

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

7

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

1