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worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

2

Beelzebub

1

fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub

1

devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

5

(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

3

to chop (a branch, etc.)

1

just out of the bath

2

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

1

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

2

to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

3

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

2

hint

2

authenticity; credibility

1

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

2

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

3

sliding door

4

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

1

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

1

towel

3

to wipe; to dry

2

sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness

2

silence

1

small; little; tiny

3

shriek; scream

3

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

plump; with a thud; heavily

1

falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

1

conviction; belief; confidence

2

to speak; to hear a voice

2

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

2

major incident; major happening; big scandal

2

strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

1

mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)

1

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

great detective

2

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

4

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

3

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1

furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

to occur; to happen

2

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

to be silent; to say nothing

4

shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

2

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

2

to throw open; to leave open

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bath towel

1

body; physical system; (the) person

3

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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