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dark clouds; black clouds

4

in-patients

3

sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens

9

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

9

desperation

2

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

12

electric charge; charge

2

to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition

4

eye socket; orbit

1

lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

8

avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)

5

consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi

2

to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart

1

a little more

1

high voltage; high tension

2

code; cord; chord

11

coolant

2

silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly

1

with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor

1

very; much

1

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

1

to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to

4

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

3

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

3

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

11

to laugh away; to laugh off

7

the end (of); powder

2

to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply

14

leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)

1

hit; strike; blow

1

bad job; poor workmanship; bungle

1

to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach

4

the positive and the negative

1

both parties; both sides

8

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

4

watchdog

2

to sit; to squat; to be implicated

2

lethality; killing effectiveness

5

beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach

2

bright; cheerful

3

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

3

security force; public safety force

1

to rub together (e.g. one's hands)

2

head of a sleeping person

1

menial; meanness; servility; abject

2

to follow another's example

1

to fight a battle; to have a fight

1

Central America

3

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

5

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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