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cave; cavern; grotto

5

open air

1

dye; dyestuff; coloring agent

2

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out

2

hegemony; leadership; initiative

2

to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal

4

to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

1

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference

6

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

4

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

10

so; so much; this much

1

truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

2

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

7

to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish

2

existence; being; life; survival

2

Taoism; Daoism

1

right and wrong; good and evil

2

joke; jest; gag

8

wide-awake to one's interests

2

calculating

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

3

blood relationship; blood relative

5

business discussion; negotiation

2

negotiator; bargainer; point man

1

(not) so much; (not) that much

2

(deeply held) resentment

2

to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

2

(soulless) body; framework (of a building, etc.); skeleton; mere shell; mere name

1

being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding

4

amassing of wealth

1

to lack

2

to abandon; to give up on; to desert

2

heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict

1

cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost

1

adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)

1

war funds; war expenditures

3

government-manufactured

5

(small) stone; rock; pebble

4

sophistry; sophism

3

(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage

3

just a handful; only a small number (of)

1

hardship; toil; trouble

1

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

5

manager; steward; factotum; useful person

5

to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to

1

to knock down; to defeat

8

to address

4

peddler; pedlar; hawker

6

absorption; suction; attraction

5

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

2