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quarrel; trouble; dispute

1

singing range; register

1

failing to recognize someone; underestimation

1

reading; perusal

1

(in one's) possession

2

official name; formal name

1

matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman

1

to feel blue; to feel depressed

1

story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial

1

to learn the ropes; to get the knack

1

to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear

2

tombstone; gravestone

2

exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities

1

Inheritance Cycle

2

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

1

scholarship; scientific attainments

1

greatness

1

excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)

1

excavation team; dig team

1

plan

1

length of one's stay

3

to feel hungry; to get hungry

1

teaspoon

1

to boil over

1

steering (of a boat); steerage

1

sour; acid

1

bedtime

1

to set a deadline; to fix a time limit

1

batting average

2

usage; way to use; utilization

1

young person

2

short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling

1

fault-finding; carping

1

lecture attendance; auditing

1

self-torturing; masochistic

1

showing no fear, even of God

1

many thanks; hearty thanks; profuse apology

1

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

1

wide turn; detour; the long way around

1

to get scolded severely

1

an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)

3

saturation; satiation

1

four thousand; 4,000

1

unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)

1

targeting; aiming at a specific target; selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches; having no choice in a move (e.g. mahjong, go, etc.)

1

profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage

1

weak point

1

bullfighting; bullfight; fighting bull

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clincher; winning technique; official winning technique

1

dilute; rare

1