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to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care

3

long-serving soldier; veteran

5

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

2

inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)

2

in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

3

dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

3

paper-thin (difference)

2

as is usual with; in common with

1

waxwork; wax model

1

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

lock

1

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

1

baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage

3

to conceal; to hide

3

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

1

heedless of danger; braving dangers

2

guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

3

deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

5

talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful

2

knockoff; counterfeit goods

1

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

1

investment

3

(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal

2

to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

1

in the dark

1

to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat

2

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

1

party; gang; company; squad

1

comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)

2

daikon julienne; julienned daikon; one ten-millionth

1

(mouth) gag

8

samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy

2

what's what; heads or tails

2

all eyes; public attention

1

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

5

to double

1

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

2

dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point

1

pursuer; pursuing party; posse

1

brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light

1

bathroom

1

Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

1

stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach

2

to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

4

handiwork; ware

3

to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise

1

to get one's breath back; to calm down

2

mold; mould; mildew

5

to see well in the dark; to have good night vision

2