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to hit hard; to strike hard

1

to rack one's brain

1

pore (of the skin)

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

4

(outer) space

1

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

escape; evasion; flight

1

to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

1

to be to the point; to be pertinent

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with

3

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

1

irreplaceable

1

collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

1

to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

1

such

2

to break through; to penetrate; to pierce

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

soft skin (esp. of a woman)

1

loving; caring; devoted

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

3

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

muddy water; red-light district

1

depths; deep level

1

character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae

2

off-the-record

1

reality

2

electronic organizer

1

flat; even; level

1

subjective

1

strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person

1

in that way; like that; that way

5

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

2

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

3

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

2

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

1

breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

1

as before; as ever; as it was originally

3

probability; likelihood

1

if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen

1

early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet

1

living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity

1

reheating (food); rebaking; remaking (a story); adapting; rehashing

1

(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration

1

condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

5

to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

2

security

2

article; thing; object; property; real estate

2

bedding; bedclothes

1

curtain; curtains

2

innocuous; inoffensive

2