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seeing in the dark; night vision

4

to spend money

1

to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent

1

to balance (accounts); to even out; to balance out

1

tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance

2

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

8

800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

12

you could say; you might say; verging on the

5

to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)

2

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

3

dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre

2

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

6

... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

2

resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration

2

confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)

1

three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly

4

wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships

4

every night; nightly

3

always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often

23

6th day of the month; six days

3

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

4

to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

13

to approach

2

ashamed

1

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

8

chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance

3

(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing

13

human; human-like; as a person

2

easily; in no time; effortlessly

4

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

29

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

1

way; method; means; resource; course

1

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

11

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

1

count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil

9

to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)

6

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

1

to escape death; to be saved from death

1

in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly

1

accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing

2

(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie

2

dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition

2

watchful waiting; careful supervision

1

good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful

3

count; earl

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affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

3

fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer

1

key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery

1

living; lifestyle; living room

5

to be on the right track; to be doing well; to be looking good; to be coming along nicely

1