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fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)

2

to despise; to scorn; to look down on

2

to wait upon; to serve

2

reputation; respectability

1

look!; there!; here!; that is

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

4

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

4

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

1

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

2

winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)

1

it serves you right

2

absence; non-attendance

2

attendance; presence; appearance

7

to understand; to make out

1

to talk to oneself; to mutter

1

in the hospital; hospitalized

9

accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed

2

something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)

2

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

12

already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)

1

something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation

2

return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

1

absentee ballot; absentee voting

1

logistical support; combat service support

3

foam; bubble; nothing

2

in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

2

diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted

1

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

4

whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

1

bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient

1

to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)

1

shooting up one after another

1

generation; the world; the age

6

puppet government; puppet regime

9

lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

2

criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)

2

problematical statement; controversial statement

1

good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)

3

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

6

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

3

vision of the future

1

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

1

to tighten; to press hard

3

to suffer a blast or indirect blow; to be subject to the surplus force of an impetus

1

cultural

2

to decorate; to display

1

stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim

2

to leave as it is; to defer

1

shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

1