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(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

3

three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

4

ten percent

1

lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)

8

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

1

weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

200; two hundred

5

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

5

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

2

percent; percentage

1

the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

6

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

small fraction; small proportion

2

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

6

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

1

there being no use in arguing (about it)

1

to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge

1

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

2

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

3

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

2

cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do

1

aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

5

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

only; sole; unique

8

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

1

just one person; only one

3

understanding person; supporter

1

to be able to conceal

1

blow; shock; strike; batting

6

greater than ...; bigger ...

1

to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass

1

old man; old geezer

1

oh; ah

2

God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

2

forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining

1

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

2

even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should

4

fifty; 50

6

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

3

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

2

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

8

violence; mayhem

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

to survive; to live long

1