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racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless

3

between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate

1

Japan Coast Guard; JCG

1

private expense

1

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

1

reckless; rash; headlong; foolhardy; daredevil; daring

1

relief; aid; rescue

1

exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response

1

drowning; flood; shipwreck

1

small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit

3

Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)

1

manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer

1

to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)

4

distant relative

1

barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding

1

boisterous dance; dancing wildly

1

(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall

1

paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

1

to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame

1

something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

1

network

1

to burst into laughter

1

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

1

prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela

4

inferiority

1

to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

4

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

1

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

2

imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate

2

agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms

2

the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes

1

integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance

2

jigsaw puzzle; jigsaw; puzzle

1

piece

1

under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat

1

playing in the sand

1

while; during; performed in this condition

4

remaining quantity; residual quantity

2

drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society

1

school festival; campus festival

2

program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme

2

head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

2

literary talent

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

5

(psychological) trauma

1

drama; theatre; theater; play

1

film, play, novel, etc. with parallel storylines focusing on different characters; multiprotagonist story; multi-POV story

1

performer; actor; actress; cast

1

to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess

1

severe criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism; diatribe; panning

1