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is it not so?

1

to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

1

one's mind; one's heart; one's intention

2

sincerity; true heart; devotion

6

concert

1

harmonious; intimate

5

there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; (lit.) a mended lid for a cracked pot

1

(playing an) unpopular role; (taking on an) unpopular task

1

to volunteer; to undertake a challenge

1

to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone

2

clear; pure; noble

2

persistence; fortitude; indomitability

2

your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right

1

playing in the mud; playing with mud

1

mud; muddy; covered in mud

1

skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish

2

condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice

2

heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud

1

cold sake

1

discerning (quick) eye; keen insight

1

rubbing one's hands together

2

(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

8

currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air

2

to compare

3

to toady; to be obsequious

1

haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important

3

poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

8

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

appointing to a responsible post; making much of

3

being upright and cleanhanded

2

to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

5

cooperation; mutual aid (help)

1

driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance

1

buried gold; buried treasure

1

to figure out; to get an idea

1

unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself

2

Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army

23

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

6

winner; victor; conqueror

3

to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

5

daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur

3

in the morning; during the morning

2

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

1

bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

3

secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick

3

official business; public business

1

early rising

1

training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run

1

store interior; inside of a shop

2

to become brilliant; to become cheerful

6