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flute; fife; pipe; whistle

2

weightlifting; weight lifting

1

catch; playing catch

1

offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

3

magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

1

magician; conjurer; illusionist

1

unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal

1

introductory text; introductory essay

1

to make do errands; to set to scutwork

1

cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

1

brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant

1

Iizou

1

to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)

1

to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain

1

teaching of singing

1

show tent; circus tent; freak show

1

first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial

1

public performance; exhibition in a foreign country

1

lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout

1

bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)

1

bringing; taking; carrying

2

(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen

1

in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

1

male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses

1

wow (audio)

2

Waw (Sudan)

1

trapeze; flying trapeze

2

beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball

1

juggling

3

tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report

1

messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid

1

to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together

1

eyes

2

sense of unity; sense of oneness

2

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

1

police cell; lockup

1

illegal channel; back channel; black market

1

Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character

1

equalization; equalisation

1

busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden

1

once again; yet again; (there you go) again

1

(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)

1

promoted (of a piece)

1

to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect

2

maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk

1

deep-sea fisheries

1

coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)

2

disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment

1

fake; sham; counterfeit; impostor; cheat; hypocrite

1

cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation

1