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to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

4

losing by decision (in combat sports); losing on points

1

to continue to do; to persist in doing

4

time limit

1

hourglass; sandglass

1

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

1

to pay attention (to)

4

technique

3

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

1

to burst open; to pop; to split

5

rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders

1

flying dragon

1

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

2

swelling; enlargement

1

ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand

4

lickety-split; quickly

1

idea

8

seven times; many times; seventh (interval)

1

swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is

1

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

4

to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around

1

many-headed; hydra-headed; large-scale (e.g. breeding)

1

to hatch (out)

4

Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)

1

Hydra

33

detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison

14

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap

1

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

6

giant snake; monster serpent

1

redoing; doing over again

2

random; random sampling

1

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

11

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)

2

heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air

1

unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

3

following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing

2

external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma

2

sold-out

2

food; food products; foodstuffs

2

clearing house; clearinghouse; (currency) exchange; bureau de change

16

shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply

1

board

3

labor; labour; work; Labour Party

4

meat (for consumption)

1

manufacturing facility

1

remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

1

ceramics technique using white clay underneath a transparent glaze

1

manufacturing plant; production facility

2

industrialization; industrialisation; establishing a production system; putting into production

4