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memorizing a musical score

5

to do for (the sake of someone else)

1

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

1

to threaten; to make threats

1

to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

1

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

1

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

2

reward; prize

1

(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

1

whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

1

the right person in the right place

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

2

having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance

1

cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink

1

one's weak point

1

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

1

to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

1

pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly

1

dream

2

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

1

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

4

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

2

stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy

1

Decae

1

alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

2

desperate; hopeless

3

pessimism; disappointment

1

recovery; restoration

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

1

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

3

bet; wager; stake; gamble

2

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

2

real intention; true motive; true meaning

1

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

2

triumphant air; smugness

1

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

2

height; elevated place

2

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

2

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

1

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

2

in the morning; during the morning

6

rather than

2

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

9

wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

1

to rule; to govern; to administer

2