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tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension

2

skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument

2

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

3

tactician; strategist

1

twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days

1

Friday

3

too ashamed to meet

1

collection of books; (personal) library

7

military school

1

glorious; honourable; splendid

1

wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely

2

bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)

3

friction; discord; strife

2

following chapter

1

great hurry; great haste; rush

1

expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit

1

Friday

2

local procurement; local content; sourcing locally

1

food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land

1

routine tasks or duties

2

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

1

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

4

confectionery making

2

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

2

if you do this; if this is the case

1

loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop

1

smoothly; easily; readily

2

opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset

2

to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities

4

all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)

2

to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated

2

touch typing

2

trouble with women

2

one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

2

health management; health maintenance; health care

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

1

commitment; pledge; promise

1

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

2

operating system; OS

1

costume

1

section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing

1

to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

2

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

3

the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way

2

optimization; optimisation

1

Defrag

1

(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)

3

opinion; intention; thought

4

exchanging sake cups

1

dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

1