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front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

3

to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

2

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

2

absurd

1

to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet

1

suicide by hanging

1

ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

1

walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary

1

(enforced) confinement; internment; detention by legal force

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

1

to settle (a problem)

2

having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret

1

different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)

2

optimistic

1

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

2

orthodox school

3

short play; skit

1

kaleidoscope

6

message

3

loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily

1

story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line

1

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)

1

artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic

2

new colour; fresh-looking colour (e.g. of plants); vivid colour

1

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

1

notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

4

to have an eye on; to zero in on

2

rumour; rumor; hearsay; report

1

megalomania; delusions of grandeur

5

security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)

2

mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge

2

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

2

to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

2

small scale

3

being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix

1

heaven and earth; top and bottom

2

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

2

peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable

1

proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)

1

to be of no importance

1

to settle one's account; to pay a bill

1

stay; sojourn

2

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

2

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

2

wire; wire rope

11

inferiority complex; sense of inferiority

2

reserved seat

2

I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

1

one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...

1