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to fear; to be afraid of

2

to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

1

brand new

1

to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

2

to increase; to add to; to augment

3

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

2

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

2

electric light

1

to take away; to carry off

1

aircraft

1

battlefield; battleground

2

electric guitar

1

universe; cosmos; space

2

player

2

compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)

1

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

3

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

2

confrontation; showdown

1

magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing

1

cadenza

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

3

scherzo

1

(air) turbulence

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

4

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

2

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

4

to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck

1

ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

2

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

3

violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity

1

tam-tam; tom-tom

2

repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

4

unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy

1

passage

2

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

4

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless

2

simple; easy

1

to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry

1

height; elevated place

4

to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted

3

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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laceration

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

1

(in) the air; midair; sky

1

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

5

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

2

end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

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