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who

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question; inquiry; enquiry

5

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

2

(walking) stick; cane; wand

3

to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline

1

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

1

quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing

2

rolling up one's sleeves

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red hair; ginger hair

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prime of life

1

grinning; smirking

2

unanticipated; unexpected

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to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

1

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

1

above; more than

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

2

pride; boast

1

watchdog

1

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

tusk; fang

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prey; victim

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

furthermore; even more

3

physical strength

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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if I (we, etc.) could

2

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant

1

violent; rough

1

welcome; reception

1

to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles

1

big arm; brawny arm

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

practice; practising; experience

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

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to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

1

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

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largish; biggish; a little bit larger

1

sadistic

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villain; baddie; the villain's part

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gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

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companion; company

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ransom

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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