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loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

3

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

17

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

5

to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

3

broad-minded

2

loveable; very likeable; like very much

22

freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

1

weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist

6

to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over

3

perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy

1

profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view

1

misunderstanding

2

quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely

1

tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

1

strategist; tactician; schemer

3

Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms

4

Shuuyu

1

Guo Jia (2nd century CE Chinese commander)

1

Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely

1

head

4

Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)

1

downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.; upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

4

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

2

being worth doing

1

new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

1

military commander

1

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

Ryofu

2

rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point

1

firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot

1

Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty

2

palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

2

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

6

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

1

derailment; digression; deviation

1

speech and conduct; words and deeds

4

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

7

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

1

dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled

2

nonetheless; nevertheless

2

exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill

1

to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

5

confrontation; showdown

1

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

2

thoroughly; through and through

1

person of high rank or position

1