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parents; both parents

2

divorce

4

to be dispersed; to get separated

2

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

1

the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel

1

to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

1

to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)

1

process; course; mechanism

1

father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

1

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge

1

somehow; for some reason or other

3

to fade; to become dim

1

short; brief

2

mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

2

second marriage; remarriage

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

the person himself

1

air battle; dog fight; aerial battle

2

emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary

1

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

2

residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood

1

too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at

2

armament; soldier's equipment

1

choices; alternatives; options

2

to be able to handle strain (overexertion, inconvenience, etc.)

1

strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)

2

competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)

1

formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

2

arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself

2

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

in addition

1

elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible

1

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

1

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

1

irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly

1

one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)

1

to fight with swords; to cross swords

1

good policy; wise policy; best plan

1

disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence

1

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

1

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

2

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

1

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

1

to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target

1

pair; the two; both persons; both things

1

dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)

1

capacity

1

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

1

revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)

1

to become possible; to become able to (do)

1