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to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

3

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

2

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

15

to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of

3

powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

3

woman

1

offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

2

to do (for someone)

1

limit; bounds

1

(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

2

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

1

to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

1

puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

3

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

1

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

to keep a watchful eye on

1

to take by surprise

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

2

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

1

no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever

1

feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)

2

to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

5

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

1

to grasp tightly

3

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

2

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

3

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)

2

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

1

group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

2

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

4

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

2

to grimace; to frown

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit

1

superhuman strength

2

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

6

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

1

to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)

1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

1