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downtown

3

treasure house; storage for valuable property

16

captivity; imprisonment

1

practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot

4

strong-willed; strong of heart

4

holiday; day off

1

naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell

4

insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance

2

to be left lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to be abandoned by one's supporters; to have the rug pulled from under one; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one

1

lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way

1

losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

4

bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

1

to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

2

house arrest

1

fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful

1

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

3

relation; connection

7

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

2

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

7

king; monarch; ruler; champion

2

mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert

2

destruction of evidence

2

banquet; dinner party

8

and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

5

horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

6

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

11

eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death

1

professional sense

1

unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

5

to knead into

4

promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice

2

dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

1

root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)

1

to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

2

universal medicine; cure-all; panacea

1

inconvenient

2

foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous

1

week

2

forging

1

inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

1

responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment

4

mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective

3

promising without due consideration

2

excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer

1

to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

1

escaping; evading

1

remarkable; striking; obvious

1

block (of land)

2