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entertainment

2

knitting; knitted material; crochet

1

to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane

1

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

1

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

2

staying up all night

3

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

every week

1

to harm one's health

2

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

1

to bear; to endure

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

how many hours?

1

tenacity; endurance

3

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

4

absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely

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myth; legend

2

approximately the same

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

2

ridiculous; odd

2

position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux

2

truth

2

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

1

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

1

to sell at a high price

1

to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill

3

100 percent

10

Somalia

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

3

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

2

small fraction; small proportion

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top

2

lawyer; attorney

1

certified public accountant

1

barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

1

frontal attack

2

to make a serious effort

1

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough

1

handicap

1

metre; meter; meter; gauge

1

run; race

1

to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do

1

paradoxical

1

searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)

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