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to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

2

dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance

1

bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

7

bungalow; one-story house

1

floor space; area (in tsubo)

1

apartment building; housing complex

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

protective wall; bulwark

3

to turn one's back to

2

deep inside; innermost place

3

to take up one's residence

1

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

2

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

5

end; edge; tip

1

map

1

to be reminded of; to call to mind

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

1

square

1

choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

2

northernmost

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

7

four o'clock

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

4

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

2

rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)

2

to be the case that

3

acute ear; good ear

1

fundamental; basic

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

11

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

5

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

9

nature; property; disposition

2

for this reason

2

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

1

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

2

last resort

2

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime

1

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

4

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

2

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

3

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

3

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

6

to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

carbon dioxide

1

equipment; device; installation; stage setting

1