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minimum; lowest; minimal; least

1

presumption; assumption; estimation

2

quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge

1

length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

3

to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

1

carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

2

unit; (musical) group; band

3

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

1

three-digit number; hundreds column

1

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

2

mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff

4

crushing

2

reestablish; reset (a password)

1

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

6

partial destruction

3

loss; forfeit

4

request

2

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

2

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

2

future trouble

2

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

2

creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

1

gunfire; fire

2

to grapple; to wrestle

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

2

base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag

1

immediately; promptly

1

somersault; looping-the-loop

1

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

1

parachute

2

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

7

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

2

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

3

defective item; defective product; defective merchandise

2

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

1

to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar

2

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

2

to hold in one's mouth

3

craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth

1

partly open; in half bloom

2

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

1

hostage

6

(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene

2

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

2

unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch

1

hateful; detestable; loathsome

2

underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap

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