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contrived; false-sounding

2

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

1

relief; aid

1

ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

1

taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather

2

thump; clang; clank

1

fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling

4

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

2

end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)

8

glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant

2

curt; blunt; cold; short

8

to lend (e.g. money)

1

jewel; precious stone; gem

1

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

4

to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

5

and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth

1

pregnant woman

1

sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness

1

outline; summary; argument

1

tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

4

outbreak of war; starting a war

4

burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite

4

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

6

sly; cunning; crafty

2

light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous

1

anyone and everyone; anybody at all

1

vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse

2

very deeply

5

shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin

1

bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

1

to kick down; to defeat

2

kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

2

dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division

1

magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

1

to shake off

1

rapid-fire

4

self-consciousness

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

4

being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

2

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

8

the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

2

equilibrium; balance

1

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

5

to brush off; to shake off

1

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

2

to be prominent; to be conspicuous

4

bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

1

to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened

2

to stop midway; to interrupt

1

bullet (from a rifle)

1