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being the sole winner; winner-take-all

2

it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

1

to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour

3

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

3

clown

2

to change completely; to change suddenly

1

how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage

3

to renew old friendship

1

to mediate; to intervene

2

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

2

merry; joyful; gleeful

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

2

hero

6

reduction by half; halving

1

matter for great congratulation

1

conscience

1

skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently

1

sad to say; how sad; alas

2

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

2

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

3

to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully

2

Tarr

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

in the same way as; just like

2

sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

4

bedtime

1

Messiah

2

to fling (away); to hurl

1

taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)

2

as you can imagine; as you might guess

1

water vapour; water vapor; steam

1

meteor shower

2

all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern

1

assassin's bullet

3

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

1

obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

1

to stamp one's feet

1

(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup

3

fierce fighting

1

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

2

in that way; like that; that way

1

loose-tongued; talkative

1

falsehood; lie

1

to seek happiness; to pursue happiness

1

simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

1

art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

2

unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO

2