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excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person

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whispered conversation; whispering

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to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel

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right about-face

2

ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

3

feng shui; fengshui; wind and water

1

complicity (in a crime); collusion

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absolute secrecy

1

arrangement; pact; agreement

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

8

to stammer; to stutter

1

place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)

1

setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)

6

favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

12

soldier

5

sunglasses

5

to rank with; to rank among

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comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier

1

to overlap

5

sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat

1

to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose

2

as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible

1

to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud

2

cluster of trees; grove; thicket

2

to hide oneself

6

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

3

special forces

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gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

1

moral

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don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)

5

felony; serious crime

1

having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal

4

doner kebab

4

chunk of meat (e.g. for grilling); joint of meat

1

Middle East

3

selection

2

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

5

technique; finesse

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food delivered from a restaurant

2

being good at cooking; good cook

1

tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle

1

end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card

1

sandwich

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kebab

3

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

2

to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly

2

to put into effect; to put into practice

3

furious facial expression

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hound; hunting dog; gun dog

3

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

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