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to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits

1

tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

1

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

3

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

2

big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

5

soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

5

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

3

anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)

1

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

2

when; how soon; how long until

5

to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted

5

almost every day; almost daily

3

fair; exhibition; exposition

1

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

2

repair; mending; fixing; servicing

2

setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

2

alcohol; sake

3

boy; kid; child

1

invitation; introduction; temptation

8

to run off; to break into a run; to start running

17

heyday; golden age

1

Maurice Greene

1

nature; natural constitution; innate disposition

2

to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

1

kindness

3

20 percent

1

hog cholera; swine fever

1

pedestrian traffic

4

with a grinding noise

1

repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

1

cool; calm; composed; easy; simple

3

player

3

life

5

hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

47

having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing

1

Booby trap

2

unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular

3

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

8

zoo; zoological gardens

5

getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with

1

waste of time

1

to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home

2

(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

6

several days later

1

age; era; period; date

11

hearsay; rumor; grapevine

1

loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles

1

death; mortality; to die; to pass away

1

change of course

2

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

3