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to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

2

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

1

first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

1

to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of

2

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

2

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

3

to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

1

to get sleep; to sleep

1

middle of the night; dead of night

1

implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

1

outsider; someone outside of a group

4

to give a reason

1

clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave

1

cooperative; helpful

1

fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

1

pretense of evil; pretence of evil

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

1

to sit down

1

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

1

to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

1

attendant; attendee

2

considerably; fairly; quite

2

boisterously; roughly; briskly

2

jam-packed; packed in like sardines

1

one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

3

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

5

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

1

aunt; old lady; ma'am

2

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

3

to spread; to be propagated

1

beforehand; in advance; previously

1

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

1

to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing

1

performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)

1

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

1

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

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

well; now; then

3

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

1

if I (we, etc.) could

3

such; this sort of; like this

4

usual state of things

1

strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

1

model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

1

muddy stream

1

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

3

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

3