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(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure

1

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

1

paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor

1

gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)

3

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

9

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

checkmate

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

1

to get slightly dirty (all over)

1

to leave behind

2

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

10

small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall

2

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

10

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

2

to lie down; to throw oneself down

1

similar

3

to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side

1

humming; crooning

1

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

2

abrupt; sudden

5

to squat; to crouch

1

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

2

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

3

face

1

to be out of breath

2

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe

1

delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

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

2

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

2

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

2

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

2

(not) even once; (not) ever

2

to fall ill; to be taken ill

1

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

3

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

1

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

purity; chastity

1

to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

5

monkey

1

unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene

2

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

2

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

4

walking briskly; determinedly

2

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

1