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user; consumer; employer

2

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

2

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

9

night view; night skyline; nightscape

2

to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

7

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

3

tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

1

blow; shock; strike; batting

4

rear; back; reverse

1

to carry; to bring (to a place)

1

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

2

emergency staircase; emergency stairs

3

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

7

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

4

pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)

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indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)

3

effect; efficacy; omen

4

every direction

1

if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow

2

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

2

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

1

origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

2

iron railing or fence

3

several minutes; a few minutes

2

sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens

3

messenger; envoy; emissary

1

dream; vision; reverie

2

to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

3

visit; call

3

unqualified; without qualifications

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

7

to feel ashamed

4

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

2

to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)

1

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

8

shell; cannonball

2

impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking

2

mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

2

to collide; to clash

2

refusal; rejection

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

3

to twist; to distort

1

check; restraint; oppression; suppression

1

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

2

head of the house

3

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

4