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battle of wits; contest of wits

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chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

1

conviction; belief; confidence

1

drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)

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eyelashes

2

sunshine; sunlight

3

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

3

to flutter (e.g. a flag)

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on countless occasions; many a time

2

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

2

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

2

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

2

head

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

5

to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through

1

fast-talking; rapid talking

2

restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason

1

to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

1

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

1

to watch over; to watch attentively

4

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

2

to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

2

sulfur (S); sulphur

1

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

1

to relax; to make oneself comfortable

1

dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome

8

to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry

1

four legs; four-legged; quadruped

1

evening

1

(about) middle; midway

1

counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.

1

who; what kind of person

2

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

2

to cut corners; to be shoddy

1

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

27

to hesitate; to waver

4

to state; to express; to mention

3

to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself

2

to argue vehemently

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mimic

2

everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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door; gate; opening; title page

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treasure

5

dropkick; flying kick

1

four

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foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

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