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to pieces; into shreds

1

decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

2

holy sword; sacred sword

7

dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information

1

pressure sensitivity

1

already proved

1

weightlessness; zero gravity

1

descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)

2

remains; corpse; body

1

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

1

too small; too little

1

piece of evidence; evidence

1

bitter medicine

1

carapace; shell; crust

3

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness

3

judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication

1

(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed

1

local; localized; partial; topical (application)

2

broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large

1

15th day of the month; 15 days

1

address; destination

1

sender (e.g. of mail)

3

rebel army

1

error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

1

reason; cause; history; origin

1

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

1

self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself

2

iron ball

1

a dime a dozen; two a penny

2

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

3

pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

1

to break the seal

1

executioner's block

1

prisoner; convict

1

to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice

1

great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy

2

to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth

1

rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights

1

blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body

1

depending on the answer; hinging on the reply

1

to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)

1

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

1

handsome man; actor in a love scene

1

carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

1

god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself

1

detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation

1

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

1

answer; solution

2

library clerk; librarian

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