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(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing

2

ruin; destruction; fall

3

bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic

1

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

3

to survive; to continue living; to escape death

2

surface; outer layer

2

strong interaction; strong force

5

tenth day of the month; ten days

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lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

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means; method

2

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

3

crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation

1

one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

5

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

4

substitute

1

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

2

being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind

1

not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

1

prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement

3

the Seven Deadly Sins

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revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)

1

book; volume

2

second; secant; sec; dry wine taste

1

every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)

1

cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

2

reason for being; raison d'être

2

to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

2

first meeting; first interview with

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small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise

2

stock (of goods); reserve; supply

1

preparation; arrangements

15

retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)

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range; stove; cooker; microwave oven

2

frozen food; eating raw food; Chinese tradition of consuming only cold food on the 105th day after the winter solstice; 105th day after the winter solstice

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mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

5

plate (often as in "tectonic plate")

2

Hamburg steak; hamburger steak

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to eat a mouthful; to take a bite

1

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

1

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

2

Bergh; Burgh

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carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

1

actually; really

3

calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")

1

substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute

1

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

1

to publish a book; to put out a book

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to have a meal; to take a meal

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to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone

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evening; last night; yesterday evening

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