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to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

5

running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink

4

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

3

(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by

1

the rear

1

pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)

1

to have a meal; to take a meal

3

appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand

1

tiny; little; wee

3

sincere; earnest; serious

2

to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on

1

to search for; to seek for; to look for

2

several years

2

in one's own way or style

1

greedy

1

privilege; special right

5

ignoring; acting as if it is nothing

1

financial power; financial means; wealth

3

princes; lords

5

internal conditions; true state of affairs

7

omen

13

before long

1

to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane

2

should not be; must not be

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

6

reverence; awe; respect

2

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

3

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

3

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

1

(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point

2

complete lie; outright lie

1

bandit; brigand

1

calamity; misfortune; disaster

4

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

2

muffled voice

4

intellectual

1

mesh (of a net)

5

valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon

19

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

6

energetic; vigorous

2

therm

2

cousin (male)

1

heat haze; shimmer of hot air

13

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

2

caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution

1

fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire

1

originator

1

oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism

3