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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

3

to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

1

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

11

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic

2

formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

1

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

1

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

3

timing

2

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

5

one second

2

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

2

main cause; primary factor

1

to open one's eyes wide

6

bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)

3

spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master

2

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

1

to be too short

1

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

2

physical

1

blood congestion; -stasis

1

finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly

1

unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

1

modern times; the modern age; this day and age

1

Paris (France)

1

steady progress; rapid advance

1

study; research; investigation

3

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion

1

regional difference

1

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

2

to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

till just now

1

latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

to think of; to come up with

1

the best; ideal

2

to use up; to exhaust; to wear out

1

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

1

unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares

1

minutes (period of)

1

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

1

waterfall; (arch.) rapids

1

cold sweat; greasy sweat

1

way (of doing); method

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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