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scarcity; rarity

1

taciturn

1

strong-willed; strong of heart

1

long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)

1

double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade

1

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

2

unless one ...; if one does not ...

1

earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale

1

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

1

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

1

fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)

2

Madman Across the Water

9

restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback

11

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

2

either way; in any case; one way or another

1

exit and entrance

3

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

1

hardness; solidity

1

bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

1

individual difference

2

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

2

soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal

1

how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...

1

to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently

1

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

3

reuse

1

an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"

1

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

2

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

3

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

1

to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

1

quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound

1

groan; moan; moaning

1

shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

1

brown bear (Ursus arctos)

4

obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see

1

big arm; brawny arm

1

to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

3

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

2

dependence; reliance

1

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

3

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

3

to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

2

strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness

1

usefulness

1

structural

1

easy

1

point of a sword

4

to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck

2