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war situation; progress of a battle

1

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

3

deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff

1

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

1

lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly

1

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

3

to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

1

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

2

immediately; right away; on the spot

2

replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

2

honorary position

1

well; now; then

7

contemplation; meditation

1

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

2

to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows

1

monomania; monomaniac

1

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

5

oneself; myself

1

impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered

1

having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

1

researcher

1

hard fight; difficult struggle

1

anguish; trouble; agony

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

1

soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

9

most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place

1

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

1

first cry of a newborn baby

1

to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

1

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

1

to creep; to crawl

12

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

2

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

1

candlestick; candlestand

1

to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)

1

holder

1

in one's hands; in one's control

1

to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

1

leather cover; leather binding

2

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

2

brand new

1

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

1

will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus

1

dark brown; olive brown

1

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

2

gentleman

1

humor; humour; joke

1

not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

2