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the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean

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to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

1

quickly adaptable; pro-active

2

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

6

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

4

to fight to the last (death)

1

highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)

2

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

13

taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

3

secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)

3

mass production

2

cracking

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to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer

17

to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated

3

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

4

journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)

2

superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)

10

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

11

to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps

1

to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile

2

in order; sequential; seriatim

1

to intend; to be sure that

2

to neigh

1

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

9

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

3

how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly

1

(the principle of) nonresistance

1

to glare at; to scowl at

10

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

5

to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate

8

(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)

1

blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement

4

with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick

1

rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced

4

to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down

3

presenting (to)

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disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance

1

to live long; to survive

2

end; close

3

microwave oven

7

to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse

1

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

4

to do a silly thing; to do something stupid

2

coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery

1

hegemony

3

coward

3

common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); chimpanzee; chimp

3

faithful; sincere

1

to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away

2

huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount

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