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critical

1

self-consciousness; self-awareness

1

suddenly; abruptly; quickly

1

(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

3

with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly

1

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

pieces; scraps; disconnected

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

2

there is nothing

3

to shout (in anger); to yell

1

military gains; war results; fruit of battle

1

back (of a chair)

2

comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

2

(body) weight

2

the very best; excellent; superb

1

start; beginning

1

first day; opening day

3

brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed

2

critical moment; do-or-die situation

2

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

2

supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation

1

even if I told you

2

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

1

chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

5

seventy; 70

3

short (e.g. story, film)

1

three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

3

collection of short stories; collected short stories

2

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

7

Rennyo (1415-1499)

1

rosy cheeks

1

evening

1

white (bleached) bone; skeleton

1

arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation

1

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

3

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

2

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

2

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life

1

antique-looking; looking hoary with patina

1

to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

3

marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)

1

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

6

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

2

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

1

change in appearance; transformation

3

necessity; inevitability

2

sadness; sorrow; grief

1

reception

1