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major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued

2

path; route; itinerary

5

intelligence gathering; information gathering

3

leadership; generalship

1

to count; to enumerate

3

food

2

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

15

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

9

should do; ought to do

6

simple; plain

4

cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable

1

wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom

24

being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

4

anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence

1

doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief

1

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

9

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

2

(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

4

wariness

3

ago; since; before; previous

5

to get strong; to gain strength

1

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

six o'clock

2

chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

2

visitor; caller

2

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

25

to invite in; to show someone in

1

uniform

1

I; me

17

friend; companion

7

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

2

expression; phraseology

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

7

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

15

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

12

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

9

(after) bouncing around from one place to the next

1

necessity

2

to fade; to become dim

2

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

student in a higher grade; upperclassman

1

opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

2

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

7

immediate reply

1

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

5

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

2

sigh; long breath

1