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one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N

1

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

1

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

2

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

1

cycle; wave; frequency

1

present; gift

3

as if nothing had happened

3

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give

2

what on Earth is this?

1

palm (of the hand)

1

route map (for buses, trains, etc.)

1

simplification

1

map; atlas; chart; plan

9

with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly

1

complete map; whole view

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

2

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

2

navigation system

1

along; parallel to; in accordance with

3

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

that's true; of course; obviously

1

imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage

1

Shinkansen; bullet train

1

Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)

2

tragedy; tragic event

1

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

1

reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle

1

job; work; duties; trade; skill

1

helicopter

1

police officer; policeman; policewoman

2

stopover (during a train or bus journey)

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

2

to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)

2

son of a bitch; piece of shit

1

to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

5

timid; faint of heart

1

indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

1

to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

1

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)

1

whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force

1

departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off

1

de Gaulle

1

bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

1

versus; vs.; v.

1

area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits

1

mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; mountains and forests

1

monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

1