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to work hard; to work diligently

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to be led by; to be headed by

1

time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving

1

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

2

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

wooden; made of wood

3

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

4

plate (often as in "tectonic plate")

2

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

16

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

10

sounds

2

stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage

6

to overhear

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

4

imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect

1

to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance

1

foliage; leaves of trees

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

1

to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel

1

small scale

1

Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass

1

ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)

1

to rock; to shake; to swing

3

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

1

natural

1

lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant

1

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

3

to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

2

to switch off; to turn off

1

door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch

1

little by little

2

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

4

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

2

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

6

expression; look; countenance; face

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

2

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

1

to change the position of

1

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

1

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

1

to push open

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

3

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

2