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to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name

1

bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

1

last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier

2

trifles; minor details

3

in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste

3

third-rate; third-class

1

being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

5

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

3

gun turret

9

anti-tank

2

firing; discharge of gun

1

defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)

2

labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work

1

Glyn; Glynn; Glynne; Grin; Gulin; Gullin

2

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag

7

effect

1

criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

8

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

13

maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer

1

being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

7

inanimate object

3

major cleanup; spring cleaning

1

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

8

concentrated fire; intense criticism

2

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

1

defensive fight (battle)

2

to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

2

abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis

1

mule

2

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

5

to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

5

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

2

noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play

6

main battery; main armament

40

to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

2

free fall

2

span

3

mixer

4

slowly and quietly; smoothly

1

state of emergency; emergency; crisis

5

unnecessary; needless

1

poor plan

2

deep inside; innermost place

15

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

5

volume (sound)

4

illumination; lighting

2

source; origin

2

quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion

3