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identity

3

putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

1

to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely

3

to live; to make a living; to get on with

2

self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

1

one of these days; someday; one day

1

to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something

1

fluent; smooth; flowing

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

1

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

2

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

1

perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile

1

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

3

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

1

to boil; to simmer

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

1

cheer; shout of joy

1

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

2

now that; since; so long as; because

1

spearhead

1

probable; likely

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

1

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

1

interval; break; rift (in clouds)

1

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

1

village; human habitation; human settlement

1

there is nothing; having nothing

4

thumb; big toe

1

left breast; left side of the chest

2

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

to raise (one's voice)

1

declaration of war; proclamation of war

1

complete devotion; body and soul; one's best

1

soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable

1

withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out

1

tone

1

escape; getaway; evasion

1

the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

2

lightning strike; torpedo attack

3

warning shot

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

2

unable to wait

1

to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted

2

boiling water

1

to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

1

raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

2