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deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

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Scotch egg

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(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid

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total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale

2

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

1

to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

2

to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through

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to embrace each other

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lovers' talk; whispered intimacies

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

2

lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)

2

just because; even if; even though

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)

2

being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank

3

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

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end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

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determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will

1

weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

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to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

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wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention

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childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile

2

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

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chain; chains

3

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

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glasswork

3

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

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to release

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

2

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

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to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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universal gravitation

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newton (unit of force)

1

law; rule

1

emotion; affect

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

top recommendation; something highly recommended

2

to kiss

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling

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to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)

3

to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on

4

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

11

articulation

3

good opportunity; chance

3

to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)

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to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

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