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staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

3

anti-mainstream faction; fringe group; dissident group

4

sincere; honest; faithful

2

falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy

2

to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from

1

to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

1

gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

2

for use by women

1

insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless

4

swift current; rapids

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

2

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

1

true value; real worth

3

sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing

1

anxiety; worry; fear

2

unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent

1

hotbed; breeding ground

1

somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm

1

estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition

2

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

4

backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position

2

rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse

1

rebellion; great uprising

2

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

2

many; a multiplicity of

1

lightning; thunder; thunderbolt

1

to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

2

the powers that be

1

high grade; special grade; classy

1

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

1

pagan; heretic; heathen

1

in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)

1

to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise

1

sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)

10

in name only; titular; nominal

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

1

what; why; how

1

to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around

2

saint; holy woman

26

Sofia (Bulgaria)

135

to maintain; to continue to have

1

to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

1

as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all

2

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

1

summary; digest

1

slaughter; massacre

2

surging sea; rough sea; large waves

1

to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

2

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1