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peek-a-boo!

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self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

3

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)

1

deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation

4

street; quarter; district; area

1

to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

4

first day (e.g. at work, school); day one

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pregnant

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serious damage; drubbing

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to fret; to be fretful; to be peevish

2

milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)

2

mother's milk

1

birth; creation; formation

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blessing

3

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

3

grotesque; disgusting; gross

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declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression

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to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

2

to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint

1

culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing

1

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

2

(very) beginning; start

1

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

4

tearful face

1

to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

2

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

1

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

1

back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer

1

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

3

turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel

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the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est

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large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)

1

common front; united front

1

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

1

between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

1

acting ability; talent as a performer

1

sly (cunning) old man

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to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

1

playing dead; feigning death; playing possum

1

gist; main point

1

to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do

1

escalation

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on ice

1

sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop

1

spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)

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thus

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steadily

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head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest

1

to divert; to distract

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