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house built on sand; house of cards

1

joint struggle; common (united) front

2

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

3

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

1

saddle

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

2

category

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

1

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

6

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

7

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

4

various types

1

depending on; dependent on

1

like this; this sort; this way

2

affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

1

distant look; faraway look

1

one of these days; before very long; in the near future

3

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

funny story; funny anecdote

1

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

5

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

5

salute; bow

1

raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute

1

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

4

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

1

evidence; proof

3

short; brief

1

important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials

1

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

1

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

1

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

1

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

2

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

3

remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect

1

(audio) recording

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

2

to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

1

male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus

1

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

2

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

1

recuperation; medical treatment

2

excuse; pretext

2

absence; non-attendance

2

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1