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making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught

2

disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

12

to hate; to dislike

9

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

3

packing tape

3

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

1

to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

5

arena

6

waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit

1

(small) knife; short sword; small sword

1

treatment; service; handling; management

2

carpet; rug; runner

2

public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding

1

to hold a ceremony

2

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

12

silkworm gut; catgut

1

colleagues; cronies; merry men

1

khaki (colour)

6

monotonous

2

chess

2

word processor

1

tape

1

adhesion; stickiness; viscosity

1

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

1

fibre; fiber; textile

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

3

target

9

a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

7

religious group

2

layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity

1

adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship

1

decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay

1

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on

2

simple and clear; plain and simple

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

17

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

9

small bottle

3

deleterious substance; toxic substance

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

2

liquid

7

smoke; fumes

14

fellow student

1

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

1

a hard time; pains

1

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

9

successively; one after another

6

in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

3