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resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

1

to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent

2

profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view

1

disease

1

to solve a mystery

1

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

1

material (data) for one's research; research material

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure

1

to bite off; to gnaw through

1

to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed

1

look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of

1

very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast

1

worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated

1

change (e.g. season)

2

to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down

2

simplified version; abridged edition

1

embryonic stem cell

1

source of supply

1

frequent; incessant

1

in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether

1

to tame (an animal); to domesticate

4

samurai; warrior

2

test case

1

energy efficiency

2

mutant; variant

1

entanglement

1

stockpiled materials; stockpiled supplies

1

breeding; raising; rearing; keeping

5

(period of) a year; during the era (of)

1

second best

2

coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis

2

rediscovery

2

incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral

1

spoken language

1

support

2

independence; self-reliance

1

easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do

2

singularity; singular point

2

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

2

weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

1

(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally

1

friendship; friendly relations; fellowship

1

to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life

2

whatever

1

waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute

1

guts

1

to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

1

snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently

1

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

7

to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal

2