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short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

2

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

4

normalcy; normality; normal

1

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

4

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

1

to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

2

to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to

1

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

2

ice pick

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

2

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

1

skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper

3

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

2

by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking

2

shield

1

indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

2

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

1

squad; team

2

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

1

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

4

holy lance; sacred spear

2

hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

9

hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel

2

one by one; one each; one at a time

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

8

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

1

side job; sideline; subsidiary business

2

spearman

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assassin

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around the world; throughout the world

1

official history; authorized history

1

operability; usability; user friendliness; ease of use; maneuverability; manoeuvrability

6

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

1

righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

1

mediocre work; poor work

1

last; final; end; conclusion; rust

1

innocent; blameless; guiltless

1

people; citizens; subjects; folk

1

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy

2

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

3

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

1

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

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cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation

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ending

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evil god

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to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

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