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impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

2

white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes

1

to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)

1

not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

1

puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

3

to think of; to come up with

1

point-blank range

1

sense of security

2

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

2

to put one's life on the line

1

scene; sight; scenario; setting

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

you (plural)

2

root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation

1

massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

2

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

twill (fabric)

2

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

3

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

1

monarchy; imperial rule

1

anything and everything; just about everything

6

(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy

1

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

1

basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

1

infancy; childish; infantile; immature

1

wishful thinking

2

strictly speaking

1

heavy weapon; heavy weaponry; heavy firearm

1

fist fight

2

action movie

4

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1

to mimic; to imitate

1

playing style (in games, sport, etc.); style of play

1

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue

1

right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct

1

identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

1

what number (in a sequence); what rank

1

to look stern

1

climax

1

preparatory phase; preparatory period

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring

2

foolish; stupid; silly

1

self-conceit; pride

1

imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness

1

Amphi

2

tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)

8

to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow

1