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one; same (mind, path, etc.)

2

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

2

first wave

1

miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary

2

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

1

to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

2

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

4

remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)

3

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

2

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

2

un-; non-; negative prefix

2

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

2

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

5

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

3

ego; egoism; egoist

3

genuine article; real thing; real deal

3

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

1

overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness

2

to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants

1

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over

1

to keep running

3

to learn the ropes; to get the knack

1

heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling

1

linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple

3

to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)

1

a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes

2

detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location

1

sliding storm shutter

1

groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

1

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

1

cesspool; sink; manure sink

1

dropkick; flying kick

3

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

4

belly roll

1

drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint

1

one; one

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flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)

4

to exert oneself greatly; to take pains

1

total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale

1

(a) moment; an instant

1

to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)

3

various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes

1

crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure

1

local downpour; severe rain fall

1

to hide; to conceal oneself

1

skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)

2

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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