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to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

2

to pretend; to feign

1

one thin flat object; one sheet

1

with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)

1

surface of a wall

2

waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath

1

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

3

looking away; looking aside

2

remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

4

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1

easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

1

speech; expression; wording; language

1

nature; disposition

1

(body) weight

2

to become inverted; to become reversed

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

3

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

2

strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person

1

predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

3

interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

5

at least; at most; (even) just

2

bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

6

to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

1

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

1

almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

1

to swing and miss

1

floor; floor surface

1

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

2

(all) together

1

cracks or fissures in the ground

1

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

2

to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded

1

bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

2

hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin

1

such ... as; or some such

4

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

1

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

1

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

1

fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman

1

unprecedented in history; unheard-of; epoch-making

1

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

1

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

hey; hold on; come on

1

aggressive; pushy; in-your-face

1