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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

2

awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something

2

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

1

(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

4

cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

1

to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound

1

to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down

1

social insect

1

some book; book about that subject; books

1

superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian

390

thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off

1

bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage

4

to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten

1

black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

1

drinking water; potable water

2

sheep (Ovis aries)

2

shepherd; shepherdess

1

fields (of rice and other crops)

2

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

3

two shots

3

to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert

2

human flesh

2

unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time

2

analysis

1

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

1

stray arrow

3

strong; hard; manly

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

1

hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

3

justice; fairness; impartiality

1

friendly; amicable

3

beauty

3

official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

1

to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)

1

inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage

1

19; nineteen

3

being upright and cleanhanded

1

fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable

1

selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

2

to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish

1

the farthest ends; the furthest ends

1

sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

2

speech and conduct; words and deeds

2

opening session; anteroom

1

to stretch (one's body)

2

canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

9

lovable

1

to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage

1