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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

4

ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains

2

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

1

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

2

no!; no no!; no, not at all

7

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

3

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

1

to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

1

rubble; debris; wreckage

2

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

3

top; summit; vertex

1

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

5

to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

2

robe

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to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

2

three-cornered hat; tricorne

8

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

2

some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

1

persuasion

1

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

4

oh, yes?; really?

3

older sister and younger brother

3

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

3

first meeting; first interview with

3

boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

2

the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to

2

hey!; hey!

2

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

1

battle

1

fin-de-siècle; decadent

1

patterns of thinking; train of thought

1

white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce

1

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

3

is not; am not; are not

2

all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain

1

trash; garbage; junk

1

toxic substance

2

incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence

1

to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)

4

wicked tongue; abusive language

3

both (people)

6

tee-hee

7

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

2

friendship

1

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

1

with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

2

area; region

1

(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

1