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sluice gate; water gate; flood gate

5

to jump from one thing to another

10

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

9

empty; vacant; hollow

3

front side; anterior

1

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

1

way of calling

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

eyebrow

1

will not do; do not; does not

1

indicates emotion

1

how; in what way; by what means

4

(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission

3

submerge

10

rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)

1

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve

1

to grasp tightly

2

attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed

2

user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual

1

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

4

brake

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

9

technique

2

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

3

virtual world

5

simplification

1

having said that; be that as it may

1

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

1

Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam

1

Suijou Park

1

rowboat

1

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

1

serious damage; drubbing

3

sinking a ship instantly

3

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

2

opening and shutting; opening and closing

2

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

6

to part left and right; to open out

4

dawn breaks; day dawns

1

light (e.g. colour, color)

6

morning mist

3

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

3

understood; I see; OK; present; here

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

5

deep breath

1

departure; takeoff

2

boy; son; baby boy; young man

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1