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to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

3

ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

7

enemy encounter

1

cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

2

right in the middle (of); midst; height

3

being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing

2

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

1

purple; violet

7

vulgar; crude; tacky

1

drinking bout; merrymaking

2

before and after (e.g. photos)

2

makeover; major change

1

craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter

1

with a momentary flash of light

1

remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

3

immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead

1

paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label

1

(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

1

difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying

1

good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat

3

deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free

1

one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb

1

density

4

severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious

1

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

4

fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

3

Internet jargon; online slang

1

direct connection; direct link

2

kitchen

5

victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm

5

to smash down; to beat in

8

to smash to pieces

2

to blow off; to be blown off

1

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

1

bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering

1

parasitism

6

deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape

2

habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)

1

pure; clean; purity

1

locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition

2

to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous

1

bad habit; bad habits

1

residence; abode; dwelling

1

to smash; to crush

3

change; alteration; modification

1

suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly

1

three enlightened men (Buddha, Confucius and Christ; Lao-tzu, Confucius and Buddha; etc.); three sages; three virtuous men; the three most accomplished people (of a particular craft or trade)

1

to grimace; to make a wry face

1