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to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

2

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

1

all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom

1

about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip

1

rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

1

to make tea

1

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

2

stale; hackneyed; clichéd

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

2

really; truly

2

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

1

temple (on side of head)

1

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

1

fist

2

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

1

cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

1

second best

2

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

2

conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means

1

to win; to gain victory

2

plan; measure; means; scheme; policy

2

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

2

equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent

1

deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang

1

crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack

1

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

1

to be smashed up

1

face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety

2

looks; features

1

to doubt one's own eyes

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

2

to pinch; to nip

1

gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous

2

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

3

distinction

1

elegance; refinement; grace; aroma

1

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal

1

fundamental; basic

2

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

3

locals; local inhabitants

2

founding of a nation

4

ancestor; forefather; foremother

5