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this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such

1

putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

7

useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle

2

Valerii

1

agrarian reform

1

reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy

2

pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone

1

chain of command

3

restraint; restriction; control; check

1

wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps

1

headless

1

moving tale; impressive tale

3

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

7

candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

5

to ruin one's reputation in later life; to tarnish one's twilight years

1

noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess

1

revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization

2

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

2

to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

2

admonition; remonstrance; expostulation

1

to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

6

precarious situation; precarious state

1

still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope

2

to hold an opinion

2

longest; oldest

2

uncertainty; inaccuracy; incorrectness

1

being extremely busy; being swamped with work

4

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

6

loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling

1

guardian; custodian

114

total fire ban; no source of ignition permitted; no open flame; flammables!

1

drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness

2

please be careful; please take care

1

right now; just now

5

barely miss (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.)

1

the spiritual world

2

smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion

1

to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)

1

the three main gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children

1

singularity; singular point

1

uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)

4

data processing

3

(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)

2

mysterious power of words to alter reality

4

potential

3

after graduation

3

careless

1

meteor shower

2

blizzard; furious snowstorm

1

having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose

2