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to take the initiative

1

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

16

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

8

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

7

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

4

bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave

8

remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

2

last day (of the month)

2

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

1

slave; servant; slavery

1

cook; chef

1

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

1

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

7

man who indulges women; gentleman; feminist

2

master; expert

4

sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap

3

1,000; thousand

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

5

being resourceful (esp. with household finances); being good at managing things

1

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

2

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

4

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2

at any rate; anyhow

4

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

2

tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

5

service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service

3

rank; standing

5

to decide; to determine

4

convenient; handy; useful

1

steady; honest; sober; straightforward

1

tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)

1

cannot possibly be

1

to become better; to improve

2

to make a serious effort

2

to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

3

Aram

2

Stramm

2

magic sword; cursed sword

1

bright person; talented student; prodigy

2

worldly-wise man

2

advanced level; high grade; senior

2

murder; murderer

2

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

1

soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

2

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

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