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spirit of dedication to one's company

1

secret; mystery

1

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

1

new species; new variety

1

clay doll

3

life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic

1

distant; remote; isolated

3

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

2

secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)

1

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

1

to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

1

eleven; 11; jack

3

witch

5

ten minutes

2

stream; brook; creek

2

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow

1

bad weather; nasty weather

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to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)

2

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

10

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

2

intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains

2

vitality; (one's) life force

2

by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

3

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

3

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

1

rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay

3

to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited

1

inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

2

making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught

1

to stop (plug) one's ears

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

1

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

1

god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper

1

brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded

1

cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

1

vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

1

dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

1

weird; eerie; uncanny

1

chuckle; giggle

3

laughingstock

1

to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

2

collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

2

to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort

2

short; brief

1

dropkick; flying kick

1

nonchalant air; unruffled air

1

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

6

blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative

3

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

3