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straight-laced person; stubborn person

2

major subject; special study

3

regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt

1

entirely; completely; all; nothing but

2

this kind of

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building; construction

2

scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability

1

the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)

6

quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)

2

leading product; flagship product; top product

1

calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash

1

poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic

1

cure

63

sexual desire; sex drive; lust

2

palpation

7

touché; you've got me there

5

conclusion; completion

1

will; intent; desire; will; testament

1

loyalty; devotion

9

Squamata (order of scaled reptiles, sometimes esp. the Sauria or Lacertilia)

1

Derain; Dolan; Doran

1

excavation; digging

2

outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)

1

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

6

it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary

1

to be badly made; to fail

1

famous sword; excellent sword

1

asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible

2

stardust

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stardust

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saying too much

1

to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

1

to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

1

aggressive

1

to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep

1

deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep

1

sleeping pill; sleep medication

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sleep

2

fastidiousness; love of cleanliness

2

to get drunk

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waking up early; getting up early; early rising

1

wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)

1

lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl

1

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

7

carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise

1

to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say

1

ding-dong dash; ding-dong ditch; ringing a doorbell and running away

9

creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

1

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

3

punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock

1