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gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

6

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

29

cancer

18

vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

6

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

11

small talk; chat; gossip

3

drink; beverage

13

instant coffee

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

4

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

1

a number of days

2

to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to

2

pale; pallid

2

(death from) starvation; starving to death

1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

4

prisoner (of war)

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

5

naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding

1

torrent (file); torrenting

2

high purity

1

chemical; synthetic

5

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

4

medical care; medical treatment

6

small; fine; detailed; stingy

12

to the last; persistency; thoroughness

4

theoretical

1

affected part; diseased part; wound

3

microscope

1

making practical; making useful; implementing

2

inefficient

1

future prospects; promise

1

postwar period; period after Second World War

4

letter; missive; note; mail

9

existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement

1

dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

7

up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual

6

energy; vitality

2

delayed effect

2

inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to

3

compelling force; legal force

3

permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

11

skin

11

using together (jointly); used at the same time

4

action of making something; -ification

31

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

2

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

11

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

9

capture; seizure

4

pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires

15