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making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure

2

to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated

1

severe; bitter; scathing

1

blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

6

to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry

1

drooping eyes

4

last year

1

swelling; enlargement

2

cultivation; refinement; culture; education

6

literacy rate

1

account book; register; ledger

1

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

1

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

2

wind god

1

to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)

2

to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish

1

both wings; both flanks

1

one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

1

shooting; sniping

6

to carry (a child) on one's back

1

client; requester

2

per-capita division; division according to the number of people

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

8

righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

1

other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

2

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

5

talisman

13

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

2

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

2

sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)

1

boy; son; baby boy; young man

7

near oneself; close to one; familiar

7

to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

2

root; source; origin; cause

2

narcissism; self-love

2

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

1

to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy

4

mental; psychological; physical

1

to become calm; to die down

1

overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful

1

to save; to leave over; to spare

1

dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off

1

potential; latent faculties; potential capacities

1

height; elevated place

2

egoistic; selfish; self-willed

1

school

2

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

4

detour; diversion

2

unbearable; intolerable; insufferable

2