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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

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ladder (in go)

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huge; big; gargantuan

3

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

2

kitchen; financial situation

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kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

3

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

1

to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

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left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

3

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

3

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

2

skin

1

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

puffed up; plump

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

2

similar

2

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

2

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

1

gradually; slowly but steadily

1

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

2

expression; look; countenance; face

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

4

six to four ratio; sixty-forty

1

sworn brother; buddy; pal

6

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

13

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

1

money; metal

3

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

4

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

5

wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

1

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

4

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

2

foundation stone; cornerstone

1

long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

1

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

2

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

1

blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1

cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

7

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

1

a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming

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