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five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold

1

to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)

1

to expel; to drive out

1

putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

1

to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over

2

losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal

2

to launch a surprise attack

1

bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face

1

original form; base form

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

should not; must not

2

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

3

obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)

2

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

tall (of a person)

5

virus

1

(power of) resistance

2

to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish

3

intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

1

lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily

1

fibrous; filamentous; fibrillary; fibriform

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

1

hunting

1

to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer

2

spice; spices; condiment

1

one bottle

3

senior; elder; person older than oneself

1

implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem

1

spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed

3

convenience; handiness; usefulness

1

to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out

1

fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention

1

to get sleep; to sleep

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

abusive language

1

to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)

1

ecosystem

2

to have orderly plans; to be systematic

1

to die; (lit.) to become bones

1

miner

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

23

to change one's mind

1

purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge

1

pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings

1

jealousy; envy

3

deep-seated grudge; hatred

1

to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

1

funeral; burial; condolence

1

around ...; or so

2