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to wring the neck; to strangle

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could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of

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to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

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great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

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war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

9

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

1

vicious circle; vicious cycle

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

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seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

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history

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to be silent; to say nothing

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invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression

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it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

3

to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely

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striking; remarkable; considerable

2

all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain

1

even more; still more; further

1

throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment

1

you (plural)

1

friendly nation

1

to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce

1

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

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they; those guys; those fellows

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to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

2

to be dead; to be lifeless

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shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

1

to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

4

10,000; ten thousand; 10^4

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

1

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

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to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

2

calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

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threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

2

to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

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unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen

2

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

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to glare at; to scowl at

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front (in battle)

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to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

2

to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

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temperature

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to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

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request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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exchange; conversion

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to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

2

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

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to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

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