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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

3

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

3

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

4

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

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clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

1

poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade

1

to hug; to clasp to one's breast

3

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

2

I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

3

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

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anemia; anaemia

2

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

2

(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look

1

roughly; broadly; generally; more or less

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one's rival in love

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answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

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to keep silent

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contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting

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maybe; could be; might

2

the best; ideal

1

to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

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any number of times

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to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active

2

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

5

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)

2

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

10

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

2

I see; that's right; indeed

6

spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

2

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task

1

last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

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phoenix

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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rapid (e.g. progress)

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to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon

5

overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

2

forest; shrine grove

1

spring; fountain

3

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

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meteor; shooting star; falling star

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to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

3

with a light thud

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to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

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string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

2

deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)

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silence; stillness; quietness

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