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to be charged with a mission

2

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics

2

hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle

2

praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)

8

large-breed dog; large dog

1

restlessly; in continuous motion

1

dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

5

root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

4

durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power

3

butterfly

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

3

because of this

1

(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

1

the lowest (of its kind); the poorest

1

soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

2

per-capita division; division according to the number of people

3

checking out (of a hotel); check-out

1

poisonous insect

1

poisonous plant

1

deep in the forest

2

(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)

2

to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

3

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

1

shout; yell; scream; cry

1

to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)

1

catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot

2

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

1

animal trail; game trail

1

rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net

1

to tower over the surroundings

2

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

1

to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open

1

along the wall

1

to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way

1

centipede

3

to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off

1

to writhe (in pain)

1

to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

1

hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined

1

competitive spirit; spirit of rivalry; aversion to losing

1

with a thud

1

large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)

1

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

3

delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant

1

motion sickness; travel sickness

1

to rinse; to wash out

1

getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of

1

natural growth; wild growth

1