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past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

3

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

3

several houses

1

be; is

4

thousand; 1,000

7

bolt from the blue; great surprise

1

commencing with; including

2

elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official

1

dispatch of troops

1

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

1

readiness to die; (in the) face of death

1

regular army

3

territory; domain; dominion; possession

7

desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire

5

partial destruction

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

5

ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

1

by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

1

while studying; presently studying

2

boyfriend; he; him

1

huge mound; heap; pile

4

prompt; immediate; in real time

1

bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move

2

to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

6

stuffed specimen; taxidermy mount; stuffing; mounting

16

common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge

4

to prepare for death; to get ready to die

2

one-to-one; one-on-one

2

to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

1

guide (on a tour, etc.)

5

scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion

1

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

1

large number of people

2

supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

2

low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency

2

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

2

to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)

2

smirkingly; smugly; broadly

2

to spread one's wings

3

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

3

to explain adequately; to be accountable

1

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

1

surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play

1

to cross one's legs

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

9

tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)

2

that's a different matter; that's a different story

3

exaggeration

3

cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

2