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messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid

4

enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board

2

moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that

2

to be jumbled together

2

confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble

2

grave

6

naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

2

revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)

4

bad job; poor workmanship; bungle

2

troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)

2

to cool down one's anger

1

lifesaver; person who saved one's life

6

to do

6

outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious

2

humble; modest

1

characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate

1

party; banquet; feast

4

hindrance; intrusion

3

busy (phone)

1

to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper

1

to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

2

stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong

1

to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking

1

discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance

1

steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

1

dilemma; predicament

1

gallant; dashing; jaunty

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

punitive force

1

(a) look; gaze

6

have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

1

striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place

1

walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

3

road; highway

1

information session; briefing; explanatory meeting

1

large-scale

3

top down

1

other people; others

1

(made of) stone; stone-built

2

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

walk; stroll

2

reproachful; resentful; spiteful

2

(right at the) side; just beside

1

danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

to accuse someone; to charge someone

1

main street; avenue; boulevard

4

alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden

13

running away; escaping on foot

1

tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded

1