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to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

1

ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky

4

space shuttle

1

comedy; funny show

1

to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare

1

to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way

5

bull neck

1

with a clatter; clatteringly

1

to crowd in; to come together

4

(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)

1

cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)

1

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

3

to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off

1

signs of the enemy

1

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

1

humans and animals; humans and beasts; beast in human form

11

deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard

1

eyepatch; eye bandage

3

to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise

3

one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)

5

one-armed person; one-handed person

5

queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak

1

named after; associated with; connected with

1

holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner

1

carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately

1

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest

1

burst of laughter; roar of laughter

1

to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

2

agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells

1

flames of hell

1

gunpowder; powder

4

magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain

1

trick

5

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

virus

4

(arch.) I; you

2

three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits

4

boisterous dance

2

what color

1

flame; blaze

1

sap

3

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)

1

to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

6

to worry about the future

1

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

1

remaining business

1

emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence

3

to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains

1