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literature; books (reference); document

3

to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself

1

counter for birds, rabbits, etc.

1

going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state

1

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

9

some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

2

Morning star (weapon)

4

it's probably so; it stands to reason

2

middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward

3

unexpectedly; surprisingly

3

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

6

punching and kicking

2

slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

2

pinpoint

2

hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy

1

approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

2

sentiment; sentimentality

1

trade; buying and selling

1

passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)

4

inconstant; unprincipled

1

Argus

4

no way; no chance

1

is it not so?

3

very great; enormous; serious

2

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

quick pace

1

rule of thumb

3

at first; initially; in the beginning

1

Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar

1

acquirer

1

old soldier; veteran; old hand

1

discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon

1

want to ... do something; would like to ...

1

action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)

1

talking in delirium; incoherent muttering

1

slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

2

furious facial expression

1

locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)

1

Tsuyo

1

eye

1

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

4

almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

1

to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart

4

parabola

2

higher and higher

1

thundercloud

4

to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)

1

unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

1

to extend; to expand; to spread out

1