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solving a riddle; solving a mystery

2

unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying

3

safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK

2

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

8

mild

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

2

album

2

to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

4

horror

2

to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

2

page; nth page; page ...

1

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

1

direct hit

1

pitch that hits the batter

1

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

5

natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic

1

strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar

2

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

1

honest; steady

2

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

2

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

2

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

2

abstract

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

10

presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)

1

but; however; although

7

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

5

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration

2

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

1

financial power; financial means; wealth

2

communication skills; communication ability

1

intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains

2

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

2

child; children

7

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

3

to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch

4

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

6

to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple

1

at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow

2

final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination

2

order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

1

to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

5

within; inside of; less than

2

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

special training; intensive training; crash course

3

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

10

next time (occasion)

3