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

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

4

preservation; retainment; keeping

2

use; utilization; utilisation; application

2

even more; still more; further

1

(political) power; authority; influence

2

citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

6

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

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such ... as; or some such

5

punishment; penalty

3

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

to punish; to penalize; to penalise

1

Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

20

to take command; to give direction

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successively; one after another

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

5

both armies; both teams; both sides

1

to glare at each other; to confront each other

1

in high spirits

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(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

1

tingling; stinging; pungently

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame

3

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste

1

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

2

fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern

1

meteor; shooting star; falling star

1

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

1

to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death

1

retreat; withdrawal; retirement

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

1

most part; greater part; majority

1

to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away

1

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

4

strong opposition; vehement opposition

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to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

2

powerful

1

change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

so much; so; like that

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

3

even though; despite; when

3

at least; at most; (even) just

1

winning percentage

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)

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among (them); of (them)

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store; reserve; stock; savings

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through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

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remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

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