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thus

2

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

2

exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly

1

subordinate person

9

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

4

loyalty; faithfulness

2

to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire

1

retainer; subject; vassal; servant

2

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

1

to inform; to notify; to know; to reign

1

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

1

scattered animal feed; ground bait

1

grudge; complaint; reproach

1

skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)

1

(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

2

to pour on

2

very great; enormous; serious

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

8

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

2

future; possible; potential; prospective

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

6

surface of a board or record

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

2

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

2

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

3

equilibrium; balance

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

5

practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation

2

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

5

raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season

1

to leave this world; to die

1

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

1

to take steps (measures)

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned

2

territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

2

population of a fief

1

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

5

unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

1

tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

2

to raise an army

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

3

to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

2

two

4

grasp; catch; understanding

2

secret; private; surreptitious

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

3

to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

1

sure punishment or reward

1