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close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour

1

beyond that point; after that

1

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

4

safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK

1

to be needed; to be wanted

2

this much; this amount

3

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about

1

to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious

2

reopening; resumption; restarting

5

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

1

had better ...; had better not ...

4

to lower the bar

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

2

to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

1

small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness

1

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

1

earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)

5

swizzle stick; stir stick; cocktail stirrer

1

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

2

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

1

curve; bend; crook

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

2

compensation; reparation

1

pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires

2

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

2

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

4

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

1

contamination (esp. foreign bodies in food)

1

apology

1

reference; consultation

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

1

appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)

1

dream

1

situation

2

to become clumsy; to miss one's aim

1

brains; brain tissue

3

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

4

please

1

honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

2

turning sideways; landscape orientation

4

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

5

warmth

2

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

2

going into battle; departure for the front

1

warrior; samurai

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

2

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

3