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leather strap; thong; leash

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

7

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

2

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

1

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

long time; several hours; long spell

1

largest ever; biggest; record

2

Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star

27

tusk; fang

14

to scatter; to spread

1

silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow

5

pitch-black; jet-black

1

coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding

1

cockatrice

1

flying horse; Pegasus

1

as soon as; right after

1

ten years; decade

1

brimming with curiosity

1

life; living; I; me; student

1

middle of the night; dead of night

2

one's own room

4

faint; fainting; losing consciousness

2

absorption; suction; attraction

2

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

3

forcibly; by force; against one's will

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

2

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

3

primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive

1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

4

to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

1

to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off

6

plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full

3

milk pan

1

thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)

1

responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment

1

thermal runaway; overheating

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

1

circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop

3

resignation; acceptance; consolation

1

to cause someone to worry

2

a certain ...; some ...

1

the best time for doing something is as soon as you've thought of it; there's no time like the present; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea

1

to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

2

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully

1

one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough

1

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

2

challenger

1