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frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved

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being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful

5

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

4

cowardly soldier

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expert(ise); skill; dexterity

2

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

3

short way; shortcut

2

desperation; struggle to the death

6

all-night vigil over a body; wake

1

to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid

1

to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working

1

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

1

sudden change; sudden turn

1

especially; above all; inter alia; among others

9

metaphor

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monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

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unforgettable; memorable

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to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

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idealized image

2

final boss

4

profound mystery

2

this world; this life; this generation; present day

1

to be born; to come into this world

4

separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation

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genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious

2

to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

4

to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with

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comedy; funny show

4

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

3

ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)

1

pitch dark; total darkness

1

street at night; making a night journey

2

muddy stream

5

seedling; sapling; young tree

2

to bud

5

each and every; all

4

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

elementary; basic; rudimentary

1

to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

3

blindness

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silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder

1

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

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pet; trumpet

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alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call

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wariness

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muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking

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ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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