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to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

5

to grumble; to complain

4

to turn against; to become an enemy

2

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

start

3

to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out

1

fully loaded; full load; loaded condition

2

equilibrium; good balance; poise

2

deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard

1

loser; the defeated

2

performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling

1

hug

6

to be overcome with emotion

1

final selection

1

participants; participating athletes

4

gallant; dashing; jaunty

2

troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

1

walking; going on foot

3

to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install

4

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

15

being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)

4

unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved

2

shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

1

danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

to knock down; to defeat

11

stroke of sword

2

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

3

winner; victor; conqueror

1

to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention

1

sense of liberation; feeling of freedom

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

7

to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

3

high rating; good reputation

1

eulogy; compliment

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

2

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

2

role

3

to inform; to notify; to know; to reign

4

to collide; to clash

15

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

12

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

6

so-and-so; who?; which people?

4

individual match; single game

1

support; backing; patronage

2

hardness and softness

1

reference; allusion

2

suggestion; hint; implication

2

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

12