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submergence; immersion

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affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

1

close; intimate; on good terms

2

in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale

2

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

3

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

1

crime; offence; offense

1

to drop one's shoulders

2

will not do; do not; does not

1

call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

3

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

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

5

rage; fury; exasperation; indignation

1

to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume

2

friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like

1

(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness

1

even in the worst case; no matter how bad things get; whatever happens; under any circumstances

1

simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved

2

next term; next period; next version; next release

1

appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting

1

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

2

the latter; the second; successor; descendant

2

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

4

rise; swell; elevation; upsurge

1

colonnade; row of columns

1

arch; home run

3

arcade (street)

1

circular arc

1

to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)

1

depiction; description; portrayal

1

precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close

1

horse's hooves

1

assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad

1

wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability

1

skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class

1

shape up!; act properly!

1

brilliant; bright; dazzling

2

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

1

library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)

2

to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)

1

direction of travel; direction of movement

3

double (two-leaf) door

1

hawk; falcon

1

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

2

lock; padlock; tablet; pill

2

quietly; soundlessly

2

to push open

1