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degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety

5

being very popular; being in great demand; octopus dried on skewers

1

strongest

6

reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating

1

just because; even if; even though

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

5

loss of memory; amnesia

3

serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

13

mother

12

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

2

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

4

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

4

disregarding; ignoring

6

seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy

1

perpetrator

1

parent-child relationship

1

father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

2

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

7

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

31

group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

7

high official

2

conspiracy; collusion; complicity

1

(political) administration; political power

1

to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)

1

(having) two choices; choice between two things

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

3

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy

2

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

4

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

2

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

14

thank you

3

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

48

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

5

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

3

admirable; laudable

2

amusing; funny; interesting

11

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

4

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

2

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

2

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

3

really; truly; indeed; good grief

10

risky; dangerous; insecure

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

7

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

fist fight

1

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

29

general; shogun

9

immature; childish

4

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

10