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long-serving soldier; veteran

7

solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

1

palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap

2

to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)

1

alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

6

winning horse; winner

3

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

3

tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity

4

in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

1

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

1

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

9

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

2

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

4

prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)

1

abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary

2

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

2

falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy

2

careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

5

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

2

auditor (Edo period); examiner; inquisitor; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game)

1

one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

2

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

1

wine cask or barrel

2

to drink too much

1

invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten

2

undefeated; unbeatable; invincible

2

military service; combat experience

1

war of attrition

3

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

1

battlefield; battleground

27

negotiations; discussions; connection

9

to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

1

kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)

1

unexpected; surprising

4

rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent

2

smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal

1

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

1

path of retreat

1

presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation

3

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

3

to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory

1

conviction; belief; confidence

5

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

8

staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

4

exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

1

you (plural)

1

to pay off completely (e.g. loan)

1