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helplessly; reluctantly

1

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

1

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

2

to continue (going along some trend)

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

2

even

2

all; every

1

casting vote

1

neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood

2

to grimace; to frown

1

these guys; these fellows

1

aggressor; invader

1

being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

1

self-deprecating; self-mocking

1

to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits

1

amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal

1

sea; ocean; waters

1

white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax

1

to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

1

visual confirmation; sighting

1

perception; sensation; awareness

2

enlargement; increase

1

as; because; with; due to

1

collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

1

disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

1

hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)

1

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1

at a stroke; with a single swoop

2

god (esp. the Christian God)

9

mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion

9

like; as if; the same as

1

perceptivity; perceptual ability

1

critical point (temperature)

1

to change direction

1

elbow joint

4

lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source

2

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

5

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

2

shoulder joint

1

simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping

2

solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

1

a throw; a fall

1

standing firm; holding out

1

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

1

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

1

single button press

1

magazine (of a firearm)

1

specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill

1