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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

strategy; tactics

3

re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal

1

with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

2

grinning; smirking

1

having in mind; happening to know of; idea

2

to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

1

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

1

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

1

scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)

1

left; left hand side

8

fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object

1

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

3

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

4

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

11

to defeat

2

three times

3

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

1

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

4

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

2

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

1

to come to a settlement

1

decision; determination; resolution

5

to double; to increase

2

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

3

martial arts

2

handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)

2

game; play; sports

3

strong; hard; manly

2

easy; simple; plain

7

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

3

gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)

1

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

3

to bring back; to restore

3

physical strength; muscle strength

1

(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...

1

a few moments

1

to take time

5

fresh blood

2

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

2

overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful

1

cheer; shout of joy

4

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

6

to scatter; to spread

4

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

5

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

2

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

6

hardness; stiffness

2

metallic sound; metallic clank

3

at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

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