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plain wood; unfinished woodwork

10

in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

1

at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else

6

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

2

precious; valuable

9

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

7

one second

22

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

5

policy

2

plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)

1

-made; make

4

pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow

1

to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

2

what on Earth is this?

2

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

12

sphere; counter for balls

6

to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

3

earthenware pot

1

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

9

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

11

spectators; onlookers; members of the audience

2

baseball

3

pitcher; pitcher (container); jug

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

43

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

1

piece; fragment; one (object)

2

way out; means to escape; escape route

4

punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

5

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)

1

a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible

5

to rebuke; to scold harshly

2

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

10

mortal

1

class; heading; group; category

4

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

11

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

6

forevermore; for eternity

1

no holds barred; anything goes; no limits

1

to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

2

feel sick; feel unwell

17

weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health

2

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

3

soft light

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

34

lesson

2

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

3

to blow through; to blow across

9

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

22

to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate

5