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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

3

to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

1

honor; honour; credit; prestige

5

wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I

1

leopard (Panthera pardus)

1

muscle

2

to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

2

impression

3

sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

6

everybody; every last one of them; all

2

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

2

to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing

1

son of a bitch; piece of shit

1

to examine someone's expression

4

selfishness; self-interest

2

value; worth; merit

2

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

6

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

4

precious; valuable

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion

2

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

3

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

conviction; belief; confidence

1

cold reception; inhospitality

1

scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

1

evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge

1

family; members of a family

2

one eye; one of one's eyes

1

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

2

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

3

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

1

belief; faith; conviction

1

account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream

1

illegitimate child

2

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

3

older brother; elder brother

2

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

3

taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

1

giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji

2

civil war

2

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

3

throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

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

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

5

charming; fascinating; attractive

1

mighty; powerful

2

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

1

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

2