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to sniff out; to get wind of

7

in good humor (humour)

3

female line; matrilinear

2

in terms of; from the point of view of

2

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

2

infants; babies and very young children

2

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

3

to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

1

embers

1

having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest

1

to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

1

to nip (something) in the bud

4

hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence

2

unqualified; without qualifications

1

row of houses; each house; every house; every door

1

unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

2

garlic (Allium sativum)

1

awesome; incredible

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

preliminary negotiations

2

great speed; extreme speed; swiftness

1

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

1

peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades

1

curfew

1

neighbors; neighbours

1

where?; anywhere

2

to have sex with

1

shaking; swaying

1

foolhardiness; daredevil courage

3

enemy camp; enemy line

1

to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play

1

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

1

my husband; one's family; family member

1

within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal

1

devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family

2

group travel

1

fault

1

excellent; superb; first-rate

2

like water off a duck's back; (lit.) urine on a frog's face

1

first marriage

1

late marriage

2

without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

3

amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force

1

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

3

that's a different matter; that's a different story

5

method of attack; place of attack

2

rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths

1

tiny bit

1

last position; previous job; predecessor

2

vague recollection; faint memory

1