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to lose the attacking initiative

1

Fascinator

2

year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year

1

striker (triangular piece of steel used with flint to create sparks)

1

backwash; rip current; stern wave; drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)

1

cash bonus; reward; bounty

1

Rouji

1

cattail cotton; cattail fluff; bulrush down

4

Morishita

1

Folkes

21

Laius

41

intimate; close

1

entasis

1

to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

2

to agree on; to agree about

1

holy of holies; sanctum sanctorum

1

appearance of ears of grain

1

Royton

1

Clarence

1

that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that

1

to be able to see far into the distance; to have good long-distance vision

1

to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out

4

Rheineck

33

to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten

1

ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

2

Calvin

1

face shield

1

fierce flames; raging flames

1

requiem

1

tinderbox

4

gangway

3

vane

13

arrears; late fee; delinquent account charge

1

to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of

1

a good time to quit

1

not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer

1

land breeze

2

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; to feel down

1

voiceless sound

3

sprain; wrench; bruise; contusion; fracture

1

to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)

1

the same sect

1

Fuki

4

empress

1

deregistration; cancellation of registration

1

sister city; twin town

3

Illusionist

1

to make an appeal; to urge

1

Yoribe

1

to have a good idea; to be able to predict

1