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warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance

4

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

1

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

1

to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

3

(theatrical) fighting scene

1

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

1

to drag out

1

evolution; progress

7

degeneration; retrogression

2

diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

3

to sob

2

recovery; restoration

1

intimidation; threat; bluster

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

3

practice; practising; training; study

1

diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction

1

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

1

near-death experience

2

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

4

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

1

studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

2

in all

2

top-level; top-ranking

1

mistake; blunder; slipup

1

painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

2

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

1

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

2

at this rate

1

divine protection

6

overkill

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

that is; namely; i.e.

3

tenacity; endurance

2

to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

1

feeling of envy; jealous feeling

2

both in name and reality; both in name and substance

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

tribute

1

return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge

1

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

4

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

1

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

1

(early) childhood

3

to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

1

personal relations

1

amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

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