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real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

3

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

2

defeat; lost battle; losing a war

2

commander; general; leader

2

self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)

3

soldier's equipment; war outfit; war fatigues; (wearing) soldier's fatigues

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)

1

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

3

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2

(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront

1

responsibility; duty; obligation

1

even assuming that ...; even granted that ...

1

punishment; penalty

1

too (much); overly; excessively

3

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

3

(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

2

confidential matters

1

to be too numerous; to be too much

1

freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government); releasing information (of an organization or an individual); making public

1

collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

measure; step; action

4

that is to say; so that means

4

(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

3

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

5

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

3

to need; to call for; to require

1

feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

1

main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement

1

rest; relief; relaxation

3

Mell; Mel; Meru

1

tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)

5

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

2

mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better

1

presumption; assumption; estimation

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

1

stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person

1

spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety

1

cough; ahem

1

clearing one's throat; cough

1

to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business

1

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

3