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(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director

1

dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily

5

clanging; empty; deserted

2

to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile

1

unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely

1

living witness

1

to lose consciousness

3

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

1

hey; listen

1

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

1

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

1

to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium

2

both parties; both sides

2

both sleeves

1

charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra

266

(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)

13

with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by

1

utmost limits; extremity; limit

3

way; method; means

1

ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

1

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

4

to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet

1

incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)

1

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

7

pebble; small stone

6

surface area

1

how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage

1

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

7

to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)

1

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

1

product; produce; result; fruit

2

dirty work; unpleasant task

1

way of life

1

power balance; balance of power

1

well!; huh; my, my

3

to cut at; to slash at

4

ice wall; ice ridge

1

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

2

shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically

1

wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

8

to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

4

to train; to discipline; to teach manners

1

giant dragon

1

indescribable

2

blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)

1

outrageous lie; outright lie

1

in public; in company; in the presence of others

5

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

2

union; joining; conjugation

1

(right at the) side; just beside

3