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to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

2

penalty; sentence; punishment

3

to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

2

comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier

1

sleep

4

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

4

to summon courage; to be brave

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

5

just now; a moment ago

2

to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes

2

fragrant; aromatic

2

routine tasks or duties

2

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home

1

preparation; provision; guarding

4

to fetch; to go and get

3

mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)

2

concrete example

2

medium wave

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

4

circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)

2

citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

1

concrete

1

lime; quicklime; caustic lime

1

bare hand; empty hand

6

itchy

3

mwahahaha (evil laughter)

1

(within a) territory; domains

8

common knowledge; well-known fact

1

Europe

1

commuter rush; rush hour

1

to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel

2

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

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

1

on bad terms; at loggerheads

2

to have a rumor circulating

1

certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

7

brat

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to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

1

chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things

1

red brick

1

prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum

4

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

4

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

2

to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)

3

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

2

riverbank; riverside

2

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

5

starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation

1

features of the face

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