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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

2

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

to unsheathe

2

thunderous roar; roaring sound

12

empty bottle

1

in very small pieces

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

going straight on; going straight ahead

1

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

2

grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket

1

to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

4

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

1

counter for birds or rabbits

1

to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

1

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

7

in all

1

four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing

2

gunpowder; powder

7

afternoon; p.m.

1

cloud of dust

1

four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips

4

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

3

standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high

2

obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying

1

special mention

1

lucky shot; fluke

1

to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)

2

outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field

1

craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

to be no match for; to not hold a candle to

1

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

1

timid; faint-hearted; wimpish

1

to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know

1

sponge

1

to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer

1

device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

because of; owing to; due to

2

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)

1

to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure

1

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

2

Rosenstock

2

to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

1

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

5

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

2

tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky

1

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

1

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

1