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house built on sand; house of cards

1

purgatory

1

prominence; prominence

3

chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)

1

binding

1

even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

2

crushing; breaking by applying pressure

1

gold and silver; money

2

treasure

4

deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship

3

in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless

2

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

11

both arms

2

cost

14

burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire

3

to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

8

to die

2

that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me

6

harm; injury; evil (influence)

3

to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time

1

to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind

1

to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)

1

samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior

2

idealistic theory; unrealistic argument

3

to wound; to murder

2

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

2

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

3

to dirty one's hands

1

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

4

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)

4

firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

1

I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me

2

self-education; self-instruction; self-study

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

3

chivalry

3

following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with

3

Four-cross

2

tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

6

apology; excuse

2

first attack; first strike; first blow

1

multilayer

5

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

15

desire for vengeance

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

3

at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

2

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture

1

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

1

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

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